Silversurfer1:
Hi guys. Long time no see. Glad to see PR is still dropping for most people and their Canadian dreams are being fulfilled.

I need advise. Would it be better for a person who's over 31 to still pursue PR via express entry or just go through the school route? I know FSW is going to resume in July but age is against me and I'd probably need to write the TEF exam or get a job to boost my score. I read online the points that'll be needed from July maybe 500 and above for a while.

Any advise would help. Thanks

Fire on all cylinders.......

*Apply to schools and pursue study visa
*Enter the EE pool and improve CRS while waiting for ITA by:
-Preparing for and taking TEF
-Exploring all PNPs

All the best!

GraciousWords:




Congrats to your Cousin! Thanks for the sharing the VFS timeline.....pls help us confirm...did DHL pick up the passport from VFS Germany like they do for VFS Cairo or did VFS Germany return it themselves based on 2 way courier?

When the passport was ready for pickup. He went to DHL office to pay for pick up and DHL picked it up from VFS Germany for him and delivered to Lagos.

He only paid for one way when sending and when it was ready for pick up, he paid again to return.


For those asking for step by step. I only have understanding for a single applicant - GERMANY VFS

- To send passport, you need to pay in[b] EUROs only[/b].
- He got a friend in Germany to pay for him - 23.30 Euros ( this is the amount per applicant).
- The friend sent receipt to him

How to pay:

You'll have to pay fees through bank transfer payable to 'VFS Services Germany GmbH' and in EUROS only.

Here are the details for bank transfer:

Bank Account name – VFS Services Germany GmbH

Germany Bank name– Deutsche Bank AG

BIC/SWIFT Code – DEUTDEFFXXX

IBAN Number – DE84 5007 0010 0091 6916 03

Narration: Just ensure you provide these information.
Purpose of payment: Visa Transmission fee
Narration: Your Surname and application number


-
With receipt and other doc as required for submission ( this is same for every vfs) - go to DHL office, paid for one way to send to Germany office-

Address of VFS Germany:
Visa Application Centre
Neue Gruen Strasse 17-18 Berlin 10179 Germany
Phone no: +49 211 73714828

He was getting update regularly. When he got mail that it is ready for pick up

You'll forward the pick up mail to the Dhl officer attending to you when you sent passport, he or she will turn give you a form to fill, and send u waybill via your email, make payment as instructed by the dhl officer. Forward waybill, pick up mail to these emails with an authorization letter. This authorizes you chosen courier to pick up your package from VFS Germany.
info.canger@vfshelpline.com, Interpost.canber@vfshelpline.com

I hope this helps.

That is the amount here.

Betterlife2018:


When the passport was ready for pickup. He went to DHL office to pay for pick up and DHL picked it up from VFS Germany for him and delivered to Lagos.

He only paid for one way when sending and when it was ready for pick up, he paid again to return.

Crystal clear, this is what DHL do for VFS Cairo too. Thanks and congrats again.

Jimisola14:
Hello.
Please I need advice.
CRS: 379
NOC: 0124 (4 years experience)
No family or relative in canada.
what province can I apply to?

Pls read page 1, analyse the CRS grid and see why you are at 379, if you are not way older than 40 and have an MSc or 2 degrees you can get much higher if you probably did better in IELTS. If you are way older than 40 then the oprions are French and PNP

Page 1 has details of how to explore each province...... it's a painstaking process but that's the only way to see the opportunities.

Jimisola14:
Hello.
Please I need advice.
CRS: 379
NOC: 0124 (4 years experience)
No family or relative in canada.
what province can I apply to?

Your CRS is really low, have you tried everything to improve it? I think Sask and Ontario invite your noc. But your score is too low for Ontario. You can go to the Sask website and try to simulate your score, they have their own scoring system but their cutoff is high too.

Édit: i just read that OINP invited as low as 300 in their last draw which was a few days ago. Hope you’re in the pool already

Hello,

Where can I download the most recent VFS concent form?

Canadahome:


How to send passport to Cairo

Transmission fee is $11 for each applicant, DHL to Cairo was about 39k, DHL for return was about 45k



For those who want information about VFS CAIRO


Gather all documents required by IRCC and VFS Cairo:



The package must contain per applicant:

1. Your original International Passport

2. The printed Passport Submission Letter (also known as Passport Request Letter).

3. All the documents requested in the Passport Request Letter.

4. VFS Consent Form – signed and duly completed (fill page 2 and the upper part of page 3)

5. Proof of payment for Service Package Transmission 161EGP per applicant. (Kindly check for updated amount as this varies over time)


Make payment/transfer to:

o Bank Account name – Al Etimad Modern

o Bank name– CIB

o EGP Account No.: 100017188768

o USD Account No.: 100017188838

o Swift Code: CIBEEGCX018



6. International Passport (PA, Spouse and Kids)

7. 2 Passport Photographs each according to IRCC specifications.

8. Completed Height and Eye Colour Chart [already attached to the passport request letter]

9. IMM008 if there’s been a change in family composition [see download section below for download link]

10. 2 photocopies of biodata pages of every family member’s International Passport.



Put all documents in an envelope and proceed to DHL or any courier of your choice and pay for a two-way delivery to:

Canada Visa Application Centre

44, Office #G, 2nd Floor,

Giza Residence Tower,

In front of state council Dokki

Giza, Egypt



Please feel free to get in touch with VFS Cairo in case of further information on your Canada Visa Application. You may choose to contact them via email on info.caneg@vfshelpline.com and they will get back to you within two (2) business days.



You may call the Canada Visa Information Help line on: +20233323002 between 8.30am – 5pm Sundays to Wednesday, except declared holidays or chat with an agent by visiting their website: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/egy/en/can/contact-us#



IMPORTANT NOTE





1. You can ask someone in Egypt to make payments on your behalf or use wire transfer.

2. VFS Cairo does not do return courier to Nigeria so you have to discuss with a courier service here in Nigeria about the return i.e. 2-way courier

3. You can send all your passports (your dependent + yours) in 1 package.

4. According to the agent, processing and stamping of visa takes 7-10 calendar days after they receive your documents





COURIER SERVICE



You can use any courier service of your choice. DHL, ARAMEX, FEDEX OR UPS . Contact the courier of your choice for their applicable rates




https://visa.vfsglobal.com/egy/en/can/additional-services

Kompressor:


Scary delay o. The way it’s going I’ll have to reschedule my flight cos I had one booked for Wednesday

Haha your blood dey hot. Late June or early July is when I intend to go.

JohnyF:


Good evening, I just got an update on my CIC profile that application has been approved and counterfoil has been generated. You can check your profile to see if yours has been updated too.

Wow congratulations.

When was your file submission? I.e when did it get to IRCC

Ella2000:
Thank you very much. Someone sent me the contact of a Ghana agent to help make the payment and the person said it’s N47,300 per person.
Is this the actual exchange rate? I.e. N100 = 1 GHC.
Cos google says it’s N55. I just want to make sure I’m not being cheated.
Thank you.

I really don’t know but Google rate is always official rate which nobody uses. At BDCs it’s usually about N75 to 1GHC last I checked. Naira has not been at its best lately so I won’t be surprised if it’s really N100.

o9o9:


Wow congratulations.

When was your file submission? I.e when did it get to IRCC

Thank you. Mine got to IRCC on the 24th of March

Hi friends, I just received Ontario NOI and need urgent advice. I listed a one year accounting experience in my EE profile from Feb 2019 to July 2020. The Problem is that, this employer did not provide a reference letter listing my duties and responsibilities as requested. They just provided a standard reference which confirms my position and salary. Meanwhile, one of my previous where I performed similar roles from June 2016 to June 2017 provided the standard reference letter as requested with all duties and responsibilities listed. Can I change my work experience in the EE profile to the this (2016 to 2017 employer) and submit my application to Ontario without issues? Or do I need to maintain the 2019 to 2020 experience stated when I received the NOI? Please note that Ontario website states that "Ensure that your résumé, employer reference letters and other documents submitted to support work experience criteria, include a detailed list of your duties and responsibilities for each position held." Your advise will be very much appreciated.

REDBULL1:


Haha your blood dey hot. Late June or early July is when I intend to go.

I just needed to give myself a timeline to put my affairs in order since Vfs timing can be funny. The anxiety has been through the roof bro

Please how do I go about the manitoba paper based pnp application

For those of you who already have your Visa and flight ticket heading to Edmonton, if you require airport pickup and pre-landing accommodation services. Please Reach out to elpnigeria@yahoo.com or
+1 (780) 246-2992 whatsapp only.

MaameU:
Hi friends, I just received Ontario NOI and need urgent advice. I listed a one year accounting experience in my EE profile from Feb 2019 to July 2020. The Problem is that, this employer did not provide a reference letter listing my duties and responsibilities as requested. They just provided a standard reference which confirms my position as an accountant and salary. Meanwhile, one of my previous where I performed similar accounting roles from June 2016 to June 2017 provided the standard reference letter as requested with all duties and responsibilities listed. Can I change my work experience in the EE profile to the this (2016 to 2017 employer) and submit my application to Ontario without issues? Or do I need to maintain the 2019 to 2020 experience stated when I received the NOI? Please note that Ontario website states that "Ensure that your résumé, employer reference letters and other documents submitted to support work experience criteria, include a detailed list of your duties and responsibilities for each position held." Your advise will be very much appreciated.

From what I read in the past, messing with the details of primary noc might get you an intent to refuse letter which will have you writing long letters to defend yourself so why not just go straight to the long letters.

Instead of messing with your profile, how about drafting your Work Experience letter on plain paper and getting your supervisor or one of your other bosses to sign for you, or if the company has ever given you any document on letter headed paper listing your duties you can submit that then attach the one from the company and maybe a mail from them saying HR won’t give the kind of letter you’re requesting. Hopefully this company has an online presence.

Also submit work experience letters from the 2016-2017 experience too, since OINP asked for past and present work experience anyway. The letters from both companies should be enough to prove you have experience in the noc you’re claiming.

Thanks for your response. I’ve gone ahead to pay the agent.

ChiefVal:


I really don’t know but Google rate is always official rate which nobody uses. At BDCs it’s usually about N75 to 1GHC last I checked. Naira has not been at its best lately so I won’t be surprised if it’s really N100.

Hello,
I want to ask if it is possible to transit through Frankfurt and London before going to Calgary without a transit visa.
Help a brother am trying to book my flight

My God is good and kind to me

AOR: 28 Nov2020
Stream: FSW
biometrics - 13 Jan 2020
ADR - 7th Feb 2022 proof of payment(cash), schedule A, remedial
ADR submitted- 17th Feb 2022
ADR acknowledged- 18thfeb 2022
ADR not applicable -18th Feb 2022
Remed done- 22 FEB 2022
Remed transmitted by IOM - 1st March 2022
Remed passed- 2 March 2022

-----Long Silence-----

Ghost update: 26th April,
PPR: 26th April 2022
Pri.VO: RROC
Sec.VO: Accra
The wait is over��
It will reach everyone.

I heard about the express entry on the 12th of September 2016. A family friend was trying to convince my husband and me to try it but my husband refused. Fast forward to 2018 our family driver asked me to put him through the Canada visa lottery...I started to ask questions and did further research that was how we agreed to start the process that year. We both finished from foreign universities so WES was a breeze for us. When it was time to take IELTS a friend convinced my husband that he didn't need to take it ( which was true at that time) I just had my 2-second child a few weeks before the exam but was adamant about taking it. The result was L9, R8.5, S7, W6.5. I didn't know I could remark then.
When I took the 2nd IELTS someone I met there told me I should have remarked the first but it was too late. The second result wasn't better than the first so I took a break from the Canada journey to focus on my new job at the time

In late 2019 I decided to try IELTS again. And got 6.5 in writing again.... I decided to do some tutorials. My tutor would always say my writing was good and she couldn't understand why I wasn't getting up to 7. I decided I would sit for the computer-based test because I had convinced myself it was my handwriting that was the problem. On the week of my exam was when the lockdown started so I couldn't sit for it. When the IELTS examination resumed I rebooked for the 1st of August but they replied it was full. So I had to pick the Day God had made the 8th of August. The exam went well. I didn't even see the email that the result was ready till the next morning, when I checked I screamed so loud my kids joined too any chance to make noise�.....�. L9, R9, S 7.5, W 7.
My tutor was like I should remark. So I could get 7.5 in writing... I'm like Aunty cool down oo this 7 is okay for me. my husband also took his IELTS and passed. Our CRS was at 479 I created my profile, and the next ITA was the 16th of September so I got it.

I was a frequent Nairaland visitor till @sassywendy added me to the telegram group and I forgot naira land�. I'm grateful for the Post ita group because questions were answered reference letter was reviewed.
Every other aspect went smoothly and I submitted my application on the 28th of November 2020. I was hoping with the way things were going then that by May 2021 I won't be in Nigeria, but that was not the case���. Sent countless web forms and got that your file is in the queue for review by an officer. I ordered GCMS notes and only medical and criminality was passed everything was not started� Sent a web form to Hongkong they said they have finished the minor processing of my file and returned it to Accra. Hongkong you are a suspect because you didn't do anything�. There were happy and sad days. I even started considering the study route. But in all we thank God.


When people started receiving ADR in December I started to get my house in order, because I didn't want to be caught off guard

When people started calling to know where their file was, I called every day for two weeks with no hope. Then I sent Sydney a mail and was told my file was in Canada from Accra. I was a bit calm. When NOV 2020 started getting the Trinity ADR I put my documents in order and booked Medicals for 22nd Feb expecting ADR to come and nothing. That Friday, I sent a compassionate mail to the PPR mail, Accra mail, and submitted a WeB form, that I was ready to travel. Ordered GCMS notes but I believed that I will have my PPR before it arrives. ( it hasn't arrived)

I had decided that after my medical I will just submit schedule A PCC and updated proof of funds and also proof of income from employer whether I get ADR or not. Luckily the next Monday I was calling IRCC as usual and the lines were busy I decided to close my eyes a bit and a friend's call interrupted my sleep. The next thing I saw was mail from IRCC my chest ooo.....I got ADR for everything I had to prepare except updated proof of funds.

I submitted my ADR on the 17th of February and my status changed to not available on the 18th. We had our medical done on the 22nd of Feb but IOM refused to transmit on time. I decided to call IRCC to know at least if everything is passed let me know it's Medical remaining, and that was exactly what I was told....the joy that day eh. I slept like a baby. The next day I sent IOM a mail..they replied I should give them 7days. I woke up at 3 am on the 7th day composed another mail and sent it to them.

Since I was in a writing mood I decided to write down my journey because I know that when the Golden mail arrives I won't remember what I have been through.

This silence from IRCC after my medical passed was deafening some days my anxiety got the best of me. Only my prayers help me through it, waiting for something that doesn't have an expected time for completion is the hardest.

Called everyother week and same story all parameters are passed waiting for final approval. Sent countless mails to IRCC and MPs to no avail.

But on God's appointed day and time the mail landed.
If you are reading this it's PPR!!!!!

This journey started on naira land even though it's been a while I visited here. I decided to share my testimony to encourage someone that delay is not denial.

GraciousWords:

Good evening Everyone, Please the guru's in the house,

I will need guidiance on how to raise a web form to submit my medicals. I already submitted my application and will like to update my medicals on my Application. Kindly assist. Thank you all in advance

ednut1:
wont work. Only cipm works in your field

Wow! so what other options will i possibly have? as i have read that it will take like 2 years to acquire the CIPM certification.
#Sad face#

It feels so good to finally announce PPR, it's been a long time coming and I'm so excited!

AOR: July 16, 2021 (Few days before IELTS expiration date)
Stream: PNP (OINP)
BIL: Nov 18, 2021 (Completed Nov 23, 2021)
Upfront medical: Feb 8, 2022
ADR for PCC and Medical Passed: April 8, 2022
ADR submitted: April 11, 2022
GU: April 27
PPR: April 28

Learnt a lot on here and I've practically become an immigration consultant to my friends with all that I have learnt here, lol.

Thanks a lot guys! I'll come with more details after COPR

MaameU:
Hi friends, I just received Ontario NOI and need urgent advice. I listed a one year accounting experience in my EE profile from Feb 2019 to July 2020. The Problem is that, this employer did not provide a reference letter listing my duties and responsibilities as requested. They just provided a standard reference which confirms my position as an accountant and salary. Meanwhile, one of my previous where I performed similar accounting roles from June 2016 to June 2017 provided the standard reference letter as requested with all duties and responsibilities listed. Can I change my work experience in the EE profile to the this (2016 to 2017 employer) and submit my application to Ontario without issues? Or do I need to maintain the 2019 to 2020 experience stated when I received the NOI? Please note that Ontario website states that "Ensure that your résumé, employer reference letters and other documents submitted to support work experience criteria, include a detailed list of your duties and responsibilities for each position held." Your advise will be very much appreciated.

Under what stream was the NOI pls?

Dennyjuff:

They are different NOCs but both under NOC B

Three years then

GraciousWords:


Congrats!

Thank you

Dimple10:
Congrats dear!!!

Thank you so much

Ella2000:
Thank you very much. Someone sent me the contact of a Ghana agent to help make the payment and the person said it’s N47,300 per person.
Is this the actual exchange rate? I.e. N100 = 1 GHC.
Cos google says it’s N55. I just want to make sure I’m not being cheated.
Thank you.

You can pay with barter

Canadahome:


How to send passport to Cairo
1. You can ask someone in Egypt to make payments on your behalf or use wire transfer.



You can use any courier service of your choice. DHL, ARAMEX, FEDEX OR UPS . Contact the courier of your choice for their applicable rates




https://visa.vfsglobal.com/egy/en/can/additional-services

Thanks abunch. The issue is that the payment has been declined twice whilst using dorm account to pay online. Also,someone walked into the bank on her behalf and was asked to provide an address or so. Did you have to put the Canada VAC address at any point whilst paying?

Hey guys!

Been asking this question and wont stop asking.. I finally got NOI today from Ontario (French Speaking).
I used TEF as first Language while Ielts as Second Language while my score dropped drastically to 461.
I hope this isn't mispresentation or misleading the VO.

Thanks for the advice. I have decided to keep it as it is and try to get the necessary supporting documents.

Allegory:


From what I read in the past, messing with the details of primary noc might get you an intent to refuse letter which will have you writing long letters to defend yourself so why not just go straight to the long letters.

Instead of messing with your profile, how about drafting your Work Experience letter on plain paper and getting your supervisor or one of your other bosses to sign for you, or if the company has ever given you any document on letter headed paper listing your duties you can submit that then attach the one from the company and maybe a mail from them saying HR won’t give the kind of letter you’re requesting. Hopefully this company has an online presence.

Also submit work experience letters from the 2016-2017 experience too, since OINP asked for past and present work experience anyway. The letters from both companies should be enough to prove you have experience in the noc you’re claiming.

French Speakers

RealVictor:


Under what stream was the NOI pls?

Bcpump:
Got ITA today.
I'm feeling positive about this process. Somehow I would be among those to get PPR this year. Amen

I remember when I wrote this. Just 3 months ago.
I got my PPR April 26th. 3 months and 7days after ITA. God is indeed faithful to me and my family.
All the best to everyone else on this journey.
I'm excited about this new phase.
Passports have been sent and now I can set on a new adventure.