alt3r3g0:
Very informative thread.

If you are married, its best to apply with your spouse. You are awarded points based on your Spouse level of experience and ielts points...in some cases as much as 30 points.

Wifey got her ITA last week with 468 on the dot. So every point counts!

To increase our chances we both applied independently listing each other as dependant. She is younger and had more points (As you get older they deduct 5 points).

All the best.

youseuph:


Thanks Pinkygrace. I have 5yrs working experience, have not writen ielts, wife is a pharmacist with B.pharm, she has not written ielts as well.
As for the EE, I am still on it. I hope to write the July exam in London.

JERRYMAG4:


What is the site that will show us the calculator? I can recalled that I saw a template that could do the calculations automatically as input my data before but I can't remember. Pls assist

Pinkygrace:


Have you tried using the Crs calculator to see your points, am assuming your wife is younger she might be a better principal applicant, why not gave her document evaluated, and both of you sit for Ilets ASAP. if she is not above 30 yet with 3 years experience I would advice you hold on for the EE and put effort in getting ilets done with good scores.

youseuph:


Whao! You have really made my day. Will do exactly that. My wife is 27, with 3yrs experience and has an Msc degree in pharmaceutics. We will try and prepare for ielts and get her docs evaluated.

Bimpsy99:
Hi

Please how did you make payment to WES with the naira mastercard restriction?

I will appreciate a response anyone who has recently paid for the WES ECA. I have said it previously and will say it again: FLEE FROM ICAS!!!!!!! It is the worst evaluation agency due to time wastage.

Happy new year people, May our dreams come true this year.

judithidoghogm:
Good morning all.Please is marriage certificate required in the Express Entry application?What if its only traditional marriage they have done?Please reply.Thanks

Pinkygrace:


If her experience is as a Rxcist then evaluate only her B.pharm with PEBC, that gives same point as MSC, and you both should aim for a score of at least 8777 in LRSW in your ilets and you should be able to hit 470points and with that U can get an ITA.

alt3r3g0:
Very informative thread.

If you are married, its best to apply with your spouse. You are awarded points based on your Spouse level of experience and ielts points...in some cases as much as 30 points.

Wifey got her ITA last week with 468 on the dot. So every point counts!

To increase our chances we both applied independently listing each other as dependant. She is younger and had more points (As you get older they deduct 5 points).

All the best.

youseuph:


Whao! You have really made my day. Will do exactly that. My wife is 27, with 3yrs experience and has an Msc degree in pharmaceutics. We will try and prepare for ielts and get her docs evaluated.

vcole:
Congrats on ITA. It would help the thread and other hopefuls if you shed more light on your EE profile and journey thus far.....such as what occupation you applied under, how your degrees got assessed, number of attempts at ielts and scores, any challenges faced thus far and tips for helping others scale through.

40manlappy:


Seconded @bolded.

I notice that the "silent" followers/readers of this thread and other immigration threads seems to have made more progress than active members.

It would be nice if they too can be sharing their challenges and useful tips with us. IMHO, it is one way that they can give back to this community.

Looping: Alt3r3g0

alt3r3g0:



Since Wifey got the ITA, will focus on hers. She has a first degree and is a chartered accountant with ACCA. As at the time we applied around June last year, she had four years working experience and was 29 years old. She applied under 0 Noc.
Ielts score was L8.5 R8.0 S7.5 W8.0
We used Wes for ECA.

When we first applied, we did not add the ACCA, points were about 430-440, then we made some enquiries and found we could add that one as well. So we paid for an accreditation upgrade from WES and that qualified as another barchelors degree. We then updated the profile to two or more degrees and that pushed it to 473 points.

After her birthday, 5 points were automatically deducted to 468. With the new rules of work now counting for max of 200 points or 50, points now enough to get us the ITA.

IELTS was one attempt. Tips for those preping for ielts, practice makes perfect. There are many good sites for the listening test. Ieltsliz etc. I believe this is the most tricky because they do not replay the tape. So endeavor not to get lost. I got a 9 in this area.

For the writing, practice your writing, we are in a digital world and get to type more than we write these days. When we do write its just to scribble a few notes . Had my lowest score here but no need to retake as it was above the minimum of 6.

All the best.

NB: We did not pay any agent. Sourced every info online. Keeping tabs with Attorney David Cohen's news letters.

@ vcole: may have some que for you as you already ahead on the ITA process.

vcole:
How long did it take you to evaluate your b pharm with pebc? With your wife as PA, ECA for b pharm and 8,7,7,7 from both of you for ielts, your crs would be about 472 just as pinky advised earlier. The other option is for you to evaluate her msc alone, claim points for that as well as her ielts with you as PA. Your crs would be 457. The first option is obviously the better choice.

gbemmy777:
Good evening everyone, Please can I pay for my ECA with IQAS using naira master card. Is there anyone who has done this before?

xij38580:
Hi,

Am having a bit of difficulty with the iqas checklist and would appreciate if I could be pointed in the right direction as I suspect that am misinterpreting the instruction. Thanks




From the image above the blue boxes allows me to type into it. Photocopy of the Degree/Diploma (name in the original language): Does this refer to the name on the degree or the name of the awarded degree?

Also Photocopy of transcripts/statement of marks:, Transcripts (mark sheets, grade reports) issued by: appears twice on the checklist. Should i just ignore it as I only have a Bsc Degree?

Thank you

Glxy:
No you can't. The daily limit for using your debit card for usd transactionso is $100 and IQAS is $275. You should be able to use usd debit card. I hope you find this helpful .

gbemmy777:
yes, very helpful. Thanks so much. So I need to get a Debit card in usd?

vcole:
@iphie25, babes how far? any update on your app? I just follow dey get high bp on top yar marra. lol!
@zandora, @irondome, @jesusDway @bubsykay and all other gurus, e don tey oh. Make una try check in na.
Greetings to everyone.

Glxy:
Yes ma. If u have aa Domiciliary account, you can fund it and apply for a debit card. If you don't like me , I got someone that has a Domiciliary account and a debit card for it and I paid about 215 usd and it paid for the IQAS Assessment and the commission that was charged. I hope this helps.

boldinc:
Hey vcole... Happy new year! Any update from your end?

I think I'm getting an ITA in the next draw with my 464...

All the best dear.