zandora:


The maximum your spouse can add is 20 points for language, 10 for education and 10 for Canadian experience.

Ekpekus:

please what is the cost of verification with WES? I am seeing two options viz basic and another

JesusDWay:


Proof of funds
Purpose

To confirm whether the applicant meets the low income cutoff (LICO), as assessed by the amount of money they hold compared to the number of people in their family
Document requirements

The applicant should provide official letter(s) from financial institution(s) that list all current bank and investment accounts as well as outstanding debts such as credit card debts and loans.
The letter(s) must be printed on the letterhead of the financial institution and must include the applicant’s name, the contact information of the financial institution (address, telephone number and email address), the account numbers, the date each account was opened and the current balance of each account as well as the average balance in the past six months.
Other documents may also be requested, as necessary.

Individuals who must submit this documentation

The principal applicant


The above is CIC's requirement and specification for POF

Current balance(which will be the month you request for the letter) of each account is requested and average balance for 6months(addition of each month's balance for the past 6months divided by 6), what I'm however not sure about is if the average has to be all the accounts added together or average balance for each account for those operating more than one account in the same bank which however can be stated separately for clarity.

However, it appears CIC may have set a little trap here. If the difference between average and current balance seem too much, who knows if they will want to make a case out of it but then, they can't expect one not to spend na!

Dupyshoo!!! You may want to look into these before specifying what the bank should write in your new letter.

Issydebo:
Bit confused here (pls clarify). I'm currently on 435, my spouse can potentially add up to 20 points. I just took a conservative score of 12 under language (since ielts is outstanding) and 8 points for education (Although WES summary is two or more certificates). Abi no be so?

Issydebo:
CAD$322 (including cost of ups delivery)

ejirostephen:
Happy independence great peeps. I re-wrote ielts and expecting a better result next week. However, I am already in the pool. My question is, if my ielts score is higher this time compared to what I have alredy in my e.e profile, am I suppose to upgrade, add, alter my existing profile or delete the profile completely and enter using a new profile. Thanks.

dupyshoo:
I think you and Zandora are saying the same thing.What he meant is that the maximum your spouse can add to your score is a total of 40 points: 20 for Language, 10 for Education and 10 for Canadian Experience, which I believe is correct.

Issydebo:
Bit confused here (pls clarify). I'm currently on 435, my spouse can potentially add up to 20 points. I just took a conservative score of 12 under language (since ielts is outstanding) and 8 points for education (Although WES summary is two or more certificates). Abi no be so?

ejirostephen:
Happy independence great peeps. I re-wrote ielts and expecting a better result next week. However, I am already in the pool. My question is, if my ielts score is higher this time compared to what I have alredy in my e.e profile, am I suppose to upgrade, add, alter my existing profile or delete the profile completely and enter using a new profile. Thanks.

Optimisticgondy:
Happy new month and happy Independence anniversary celebration house.

Please I have a question and my question is, if one works in a government Ministry as an executive officer with HND in Business Administration and Management, can he/she apply as an Executive Assistant?

Arcayo:
Hello house, if I register with a professional body in a Canada does it means I have a certificate of qualification from a Canadian Province?

JesusDWay:


Similarities of job descriptions is what determines the equivalent of your what you do here to what it is in Canada. As it stands, you are not exactly applying for jobs at this moment, you are only applying for permanent residence claiming a particular profession as what you do presently and as such, a need to know whether it is Executive Assistant or even Administrative Officer or the likes

My suggestion is that you highlight your present job details and then Google the corresponding NOC in Canada to know which exactly you can use in applying

zandora:


I didn't calculate it using the maximum ielts. You've got 439 now, subtract 5 from age which gives 434, that means your husband should contribute at least 16 points or let's say 17 points to bring your total score to 451 which is a very good score. In fact if he can score L8 then the rest 7,7,7,6.5 or L7.5, then the rest 7,7,7,7 that would give 18 points and 452. It's up to you to risk it and don't forget the application fee for ONP is a non-refundable $1,500. What I suggest is that your hubby should quickly write the ielts before you accept the invitation if possible.

zandora:


This was what you wrote before:

'Current crs is 435 excluding spouse ielts which from my calcn will take me to 451 (that's on a score of LWRS 7666) and potentially up to 455'.

As you can see you didn't mention IELTS and WES, you only mentioned that the IELTS will boost your score.

Arcayo:


Please guys I need help to my question, am about to pay for an Associate member of a professional body to get 50points. Thanks

zandora:


You can't just pay for membership fees and get additional 50 points. You'll need to write professional exams depending on your profession and if it's a regulated profession in Canada and pass them before you can claim the 50 points.

Arcayo:


Thanks, here is the message from the representative.

Hi Mr. Orun,
 
Please find attached the TechNova Application in a PDF format as you requested.
 
Yes one of your references can be from your supervisor in Nigeria. Also required is one year Canadian work experience in which you will have a second reference. Until you have one year Canadian work experience you will be only granted Associate membership.

zandora:


You can be a member, anyone can be a member of any body infact I am a member of 2 professional bodies. However in order to claim the 250 additional points you'll need to obtain professional certificates to enable you practice and this can only be gotten by writing their professional exams. This is what CIC states in order to claim 50 additional points:

'Professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession(also known as First professional degree or Entry-to-practice professional degree)

For Express Entry, we only accept professional degrees in these fields:

medicine,
veterinary medicine,
dentistry,
podiatry,
optometry,
law,
chiropractic medicine, or
pharmacy.

As you can see it's called a degree so you'll have to sit for the body's exams to obtain it.

WoodcrestMayor:
Hi guys,What exchange rate is acceptable for arriving at the required amount for each category in POF?


Cc JesusDWay et Zandora

zandora:


Use Oanda as it's widely accepted by most immigration bodies. It's best to print out your conversion rate and upload with your POF seeing as the currency exchange fluctuates.

http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

cinematainer:
Hi, for someone who has studied in English in Europe for atleast a year, is IELTS still a requirement? Please I need dis info badly. TNX in anticipation of ur response(s)

ezekuse:
So after waiting for several months I recently sent a case specific enquiry to CIC Accra and the e-mail response was that my "Application was in queue for review by a Visa Officer"
Please can anyone who knows what this means kindly explain. Thank you

WoodcrestMayor:
Thanks Zandy...based on the site,I have 17,472.2CAD which i believe is adequate for 2pple .

zandora:


Yes. For 2 people you require $14,853 so yes you're good.

WoodcrestMayor:
Thanks Zandy...based on the site,I have 17,472.2CAD which i believe is adequate for 2pple .

derickcity:
Hi all, is there anyone who graduated from Ambrose Alli University (AAU) here. I will appreciate if you can guide me on how to follow up with AAU to respond to WES for the verification of the documents I sent to them. I paid for my WES Credential Evaluation since July, 2015 and the school has not gotten back to WES. Thanks