stanford123:
Good day great people of this reputation forum the likes of justwise ,this my not be the best place for my write up but i need candid advice please.My name is Stanford ,39yrs of age from Rivers state ,married with kids.

Hopefully, I will be done with my PhD degree program in geoscience by November 2017. I have the intention of settling outside the country as a lecturer or geoscientist (i have got about 10yrs industrial experience including offshore experience) and relocating my family as soon as possible but lack the financial muscle to achieve it though my wife has been working for couple of years,her financial strength is just good enough for the family up keep.The storm in the oil and gas sector in 2015 affected my job so I started the PhD degree program ....I need advice on

1 The best way to leave the country (student visa or...)for my dream after my degree program.

2 The best county to relocate to,where getting my family over will be quicker

3 What do we think of a post doctorial research job or another PhD degree program while lecturing?

4 How about scholarship for international students?
Thanks to you all in advance....

wealth360:
https://www.nairaland.com/2624318/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/664#58682601@Stanford please you are a good candidate of Express entry application. Read from page 0 to 650 of this link above. Don't apply as student please.

Toluwaase:

Good day Stanford,
Clearly this is not the best thread for your question. You may need to check other threads on nairaland.
However, based on what this thread is all about, we try to provide information that an help members achieve their aim of successful application for spousal open work permit to Canada, I don't think it is out of order to give some pieces of advise based on the info you provided.
Canada is one of the best countries in the world you can migrate to; the economy is great, the people are friendly. I don't have accurate information about other countries, so I will not comment. With your PhD, I think you can try the express entry to Canada. There is a forum for express entry to Canada on nairaland, they will give you more info about how to apply. You can also find out more about express entry to Canada more
I know other members of this thread can provide information about other countries.
Canada gives fantastic scholarship for PhD
international students and success rate for study permit approval for PhD students is high. If you are considering applying for another PhD to Canada, the prospects of getting a scholarship and visa is high if you are admitted. But I don't think you need to do another PhD with your work experience and a PhD. You may have enough points that will qualify you for express entry, give it a try if you eventually want to consider Canada as an option.
My 10 cents

stanford123:


Thanks folk,I will do more research via the Canada express link; but then how about USA?....What merit do Canada have over USA and vice versa?

Toluwaase:

In my opinion, Canada and the US are great countries. One of the differences you might want to consider before you immigrate to any of the countries however is the prospect of becoming a citizen. It is way much easier to become a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada than America, without marrying a citizen. Discrimination against immigrants in Canada is much lower, as it is now,Canada is welcoming immigrants as the US is sending immigrants away.

Toluwaase:

In my opinion, Canada and the US are great countries. One of the differences you might want to consider before you immigrate to any of the countries however is the prospect of becoming a citizen. It is way much easier to become a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada than America, without marrying a citizen. Discrimination against immigrants in Canada is much lower, as it is now,Canada is welcoming immigrants as the US is sending immigrants away.

Toluwaase:
Processing time has changed from 28 weeks to 22 weeks. What else has changed?

Let's keep the thread alive.

Good morning SOWP gurus.

Markab:
This is a great news @Toluwaase. All we can hope and pray for is it keeps dropping. I don't know what's so special about processing work permit o

Sevenody:


Sorry guy for the late response. Exams going on in school.

My documents:

Study permit
Letter from introduction from school
Letter of invitation and explanation
Pay stubs at my part time work
Bank statement of tachiri money CAD2000
Study leave letter from former office i used for my study permit
Marriage cert
Passport & canadian visa stamps
ARM pension statement and memebership letter
Nig bank account statement
Family pics
My accomodation rental receipts

Hubby

SOP (he's the prinipal applicant)
Resume
Bert cert
Work description showing hes running his own small firm ( since he cannnot get letter from office)
Bank statement
Passport and visa pages
Assets ( one small land in lagos, lol)
Police clearance
Medicals
Tax card
Degree certicate
We added the vehicle license papers copies (lol)

Daughter

Letter from her school
Birth cert
Passport

I thinkthats about it all. If. Remeber anything i will add. Thanks to BE811APP.
I disturbed that guy shege with my mails when I was packaging their application. Glory be God almighty.

Sevenody:


My bro, thank you very much for your assistance. I will still send you a mail. Remember when i was sending an email almost everyday in January asking one question or the other. It has come to pass. Their application got approved yesterday.

hotD:
pls is it possible for me and hubby to apply at the same time for the work permit...he wld be going for his phd in newfoundedland,can't i just apply for the work permit along side his study permit or he has to go there first and resume as a student.
Thank you

hotD:
pls is it possible for me and hubby to apply at the same time for the work permit...he wld be going for his phd in newfoundedland,can't i just apply for the work permit along side his study permit or he has to go there first and resume as a student.
Thank you

wealth360:
Despite the fact that this thread is dry, I trust informations coming from experience present and past applicants. My questions goes like this:
1. My wife has done her change of names and newspaper publication that every other documents that carries her previous names remain valid as one person. But we have not done any change on her passport because her present passport expires in 2020. Can she apply with the passport like that?.

2. My daughter will be 1year 3months at the time of application, does she require a passport too at that age? Yes she does

3. Concerning the above no 2 question, will my wife apply for TRV for our daughter separately? Yes she will
4. If the above no3 question is YES, are we going to back it up with any document apart from her birth certificate? And her Int'l passport

Thanks awaiting positive responses.

CC: Sevenody, BE811APP, VEIL1234, Markab and other gurus. Please I need answers

dodoyemi:
Hi guys, we got this sms and update from vfs

Your processed passport is ready for collection , on 11/08/2017 at the Canada Visa Application Centre. To know more, please call VAC helpline number or visit VAC website.

Is this a positive response? My wife is freaking out.

VEIL1234:
Hello Dodoyemi,

Did u apply for an 'OWP'? Have you done and passed medicals?

dodoyemi:


Yes she applied for open work permit and no she didnt get a request for medicals. A friend told me that the passport could be sent back with a medical request letter. She is going there on Monday, its going to be a nerve racking weekend for her. Has anyone received this type of notification?

wealth360:
Despite the fact that this thread is dry, I trust informations coming from experience present and past applicants. My questions goes like this:
1. My wife has done her change of names and newspaper publication that every other documents that carries her previous names remain valid as one person. But we have not done any change on her passport because her present passport expires in 2020. Can she apply with the passport like that?.

2. My daughter will be 1year 3months at the time of application, does she require a passport too at that age?

3. Concerning the above no 2 question, will my wife apply for TRV for our daughter separately?
4. If the above no3 question is YES, are we going to back it up with any document apart from her birth certificate?

Thanks awaiting positive responses.

CC: Sevenody, BE811APP, VEIL1234, Markab and other gurus. Please I need answers

dodoyemi:


Yes she applied for open work permit and no she didnt get a request for medicals. A friend told me that the passport could be sent back with a medical request letter. She is going there on Monday, its going to be a nerve racking weekend for her. Has anyone received this type of notification?

DrNeoCortex:


Bro we are somewhat in the same boat. My wife applied on April 25 and I just now tracked it based on your update. It said passport ready for collection on August 11. Which also means she can't confirm the outcome until Monday. This weekend is going to be rough. Only difference is that she did upfront medicals.

BTW this is her 4th application. Very long story on the history of this nonsense.

DrNeoCortex:


Bro we are somewhat in the same boat. My wife applied on April 25 and I just now tracked it based on your update. It said passport ready for collection on August 11. Which also means she can't confirm the outcome until Monday. This weekend is going to be rough. Only difference is that she did upfront medicals.

BTW this is her 4th application. Very long story on the history of this nonsense.

Markab:
Hi,

1. I don't understand why you applied for change in Name even though its not mendatory at all. Anyway, as long as you dont have changed name mentioned anywhere on docs, you dont need to declare it proactively, neither you need to change it in passport right now and apply for new passport.

2. Regardless of age, you need a travel document/passport even for one day old child. So definitely you will need passport for your baby.

3 yes, you will apply for a visitors visa (more than six months) for your daughter separately. That visitors, when accompanied with a valid student visa/work visa of parents can let her attend any eligible school for free of cost.

You wont need any study permit to get her education till she is 12.

4. Passport and birth certificate is fine, dont need any additional doc
Source: Canada visa group.

VEIL1234:
Thanks Markab for this info. @BE811APP remember I was a bit confused about this point too, cos my 3 year old son was given a visitor's visa and his sister who is 6 study permit. So I was just wondering if we would need to apply for a study permit while in canada for him to school.
Markab thanks once again. Your own approval is loading shortly.

Markab:
Hi,

1. I don't understand why you applied for change in Name even though its not mendatory at all. Anyway, as long as you dont have changed name mentioned anywhere on docs, you dont need to declare it proactively, neither you need to change it in passport right now and apply for new passport.

2. Regardless of age, you need a travel document/passport even for one day old child. So definitely you will need passport for your baby.

3 yes, you will apply for a visitors visa (more than six months) for your daughter separately. That visitors, when accompanied with a valid student visa/work visa of parents can let her attend any eligible school for free of cost.

You wont need any study permit to get her education till she is 12.

4. Passport and birth certificate is fine, dont need any additional doc
Source: Canada visa group.