Good morning people.
I need help

I currently worke in a financual institution for 4 years
I worked in a particular department for 2 years 7 months
While I 've worked in my current department for 1 year 4month

First,What should be my primary occupatuon in filling my application
Secondly, can i still claim point based on the fact that i work in d same bank but different department
Thank you

Tojued:


Ok. But I'm not sure they're obliged sha, they just have the discretion to apply a particular exception that applies to age change. I guess my VO did not see any need to apply that exception.

True @discretion and your VO

Good morning people.
I need help

I have worked in a financial institution for 4 years
I spent 2yrs nd 7 months in a department,while i 've spent 1 yr 4 month in my current department

My questions are;
What should be my primary occupatuon in filing my application 

Secondly, can i still claim full point based on the fact that i work in d same bank but different department

Thank you

ChinenyeT:


If it wasn't above cut off would your Application processing stop?

Usually, yes. Your application cannot proceed if during completeness check it is discovered that you don't actually meet the cut off for the round you got ITA.

Morning All...Happy Sunday to us all.. Pls for those of us in Ibadan, how do one pay for IELTS asides making transfer..... am asking for someone. Thanks

Good morning all, please kindly help me to confirm if I'm missing anything out as per uploading more than 1 document in a place folder:
Education: ECA and TRF

Employment: reference letter, payslip, ID card

POF: LOE, gift deed, 6months SOA, reference letter

Passport: current bio data page, all stamped pages of old and new

Marriage: certificate, change of name, affidavit, newspaper publication

PCC: UK and Nigeria

Please kindly help me to go through it.

Oakville19:


If you get a response from @lansky will also suggest you ask for help with reviewing your written essays. I would have loved to help but IELTs humbled me, thankfully hubby passed and was PA.

Rooting for you and will be looking out for your testimony.

Please I need someone to he;p review my essays, eeven if its once in a week.
thanks

please oh, Someone please advise me what to do.

I really want to be in the pool by next draw because with my 444 i'm very nervous the Cut of will soon go out of my reach. My Only problem is the soft copy of my ECA had been mailed to me since Sept 10th and uptil now I haven't received it. ( PEBC does not upload ECA RESULT online you have to wait for the soft copy to get to you.) Can I use my PEBC ID no for the ECA report no and quote September 10th as the date?

Please anyone that has experienced something like this should help me out.

FaskRolce:

Please I need someone to he;p review my essays, eeven if its once in a week.
thanks

Ok...

Walegy:
Morning All...Happy Sunday to us all.. Pls for those of us in Ibadan, how do one pay for IELTS asides making transfer..... am asking for someone. Thanks

Get a bank draft in favour of British Council from any bank, Send it via post ....ups,DHL,ems with a copy of Ur ielts registration info and passport data page (photocopy) to British Council office within one week of registration.

OYASALOF:
Good morning all, please kindly help me to confirm if I'm missing anything out as per uploading more than 1 document in a place folder:
Education: ECA and TRF
Please kindly help me to go through it.

Pls include your degree certificate to your education placeholder with what u added already

I appreciate. Thanks a lot

Ifeoma77:

I see you've already gotten good answers but to reiterate;
Your wife can do her x-ray even while pregnant, she should use the protective lead apron.
Absolutely do not touch your POF! You will have to afford it being dormant till COPR

Done, thank you

Kmgb:


Pls include your degree certificate to your education placeholder with what u added already

Hi...Send PM/Email. I'll respond with info.

Jasmine17:


I need the link too.

OYASALOF:
Good morning all, please kindly help me to confirm if I'm missing anything out as per uploading more than 1 document in a place folder:
Education: ECA and TRF

Employment: reference letter, payslip, ID card

POF: LOE, gift deed, 6months SOA, reference letter

Passport: current bio data page, all stamped pages of old and new

Marriage: certificate, change of name, affidavit, newspaper publication

PCC: UK and Nigeria

Please kindly help me to go through it.

Education; include degree certificates too.
Employment; perfect
POF; you could add an introductory page summarizing all the different sources of funds. You could also add XE or Oanda conversion page. These are not compulsory sha, it's still good the way it is.
Passport; old biodata page is also required.
Marriage; perfect
PCC; perfect
LOE; as the spirit leads

thanks.

ArcUgo:
Try this video tutorial it helped me a lot. It's focused on Writing part 2 i.e. essay writing. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rYqCn_4N9qxKDKnTWitvd0nMKfm8Lg0D?usp=sharing

@Obi1conte thank God Almighty for your life and your family's. In our pursuit, we will not weep in sorrow or suffer loss. Amen!

@Oyasalof,include your degree certificate,ECA report and ielts certificate under education.

youngRx:
Really I'm quite surprised that some people are even considering "giving up" after a failed IELTS attempt. give up and do what exactly??
when will y'all understand that in this journey "giving up" is NOT an option...you CAN'T give up.

if you failed an attempt, register for the next!
if you don't have the money yet, save up!
if you're scared of rewriting, chill, give yourself more time to practice and go write it!
but whatever you do, you just CANNOT give up!

For to "give up" is to die, and we aint dying.
Nah!...not today.
we goan live a long fulfilled life IN CANADA!

We live to fight another day guys....keep hope alive.

you sound like a colleague...that's the spirit. As men of honor...

Please I'll like to find out, for those who have written IELTS with MOD, were you given headsets?

Lansky:
All info is in the cover note on that link at the end of the lengthy post.

thanks for the material. [s]Please I was unable to access the Cambridge books though i downloaded the rest. It keeps displaying that the folder contains nothing. Pls help[/s]
got it. thanks again

fizzile:
You have to wait until your TRF is sent to you. Be patient,.okay?.give it about two weeks and it will arrive the address you used during the registration.

Thank you. How soon can I pick it up from their office? We were told that results will only be sent through courier to candidates outside Lagos.

drcynthia:

Ok...

thank you. i will pm you shortly

Luce:


Process continues... I got a further medical test request about a month post AOR and other processes continued (as per gcms and status change) while I waited 3 months for results then passed medicals.

P.S. : The tests required were sputum test culture plus repeat Chest X-ray which took 10 weeks in total. This was because they thought there was an abnormality on my X-ray and had to rule out Tuberculosis but it’s all clear now so if that’s your case, don’t worry it’ll most likely be fine. Actually gives you the sad certainty that your PPR is definitely not coming within that period which spared me about 3 months of constantly checking my mail. Lol.

thanks a lot for your response. Mine came 7days after but sputum test culture only.

Swtibogirl88:

I can help. Send me a PM

Hi please I would also appreciate an ESUT contact for a friend, but NL says I’ve “sent too many anonymous messages”. Please can you kindly initiate the pm?
Thanks

harry41:
Thank you friend for your help. My contacts in Unilag finally said they have responded to the verification mail yesterday. However, I called WEs today and the customer care agent said they haven’t received the mail. I don’t know where the problem might be now because my contacts insist it went out yesterday. Any advice please

kenny, pls can u also assist with this contact person's phone number? Requested for my transcripr for over a month now @ unilag no show. Will really appreciate this. Tanks

Lansky:
God is good!

L - 9.0
R - 9.0
W - 7.5
S - 8.0

Sharing my story cuz of how I've learnt from others in this thread. Mine will take a peculiar route and I'll update the house.
However, for now I'll share how I studied for IELTS with the hope that it might help someone too.

Listening: Practice a lot. Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Practice concentrating cause my mind wandered sometimes, usually in between sections or at the beginning.

After a lot of practice, find out which of the listening question formats gives you a hard time then focus on that one to get better. Mine was the section with a question and multiple choice long answers. I jonsed a lot answering these type of questions during practice.

In the hall, don't touch the headset during the test or bend too low. Doing so will either interfere with or block the Infra-Red signal and you'll hear a scrambled sound instead of the test. I wrote all my answers in ALL CAPS; I couldn't risk small caps as my handwriting is terrible.


Reading: Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Although it's the GENERAL we are writing, I practiced a LOT with the ACADEMIC as it's harder/complex. When I did practice GENERAL, it was a breeze. Also, time yourself as you proceed.

After a lot of practice, figure out which type of questions you suck at and focus. Mine was T/F/NG or Y/N/NG - I failed them hard - especially when synonyms were used in the questions.

Finally, I read the entire passages during practice for both Academic and General. However, before my test I tried the skimming and scanning technique, and it worked too

In the hall I answered in my question paper first then transferred to answer sheet later cuz of my bad handwriting. I finished Reading in 30mins then I revised my answers or the ones I skipped and transferred my answers in the last 30mins. I answered in ALL CAPS too.

Writing: Honestly, this was definitely the hardest for me - I am not a fan of long story.

Firstly, I finished an official free (for 1 month) IELTS LRWS online course *** even though I can't remember how I learnt about it. I also did the RoadtoIELTS that comes after you pay. Thirdly, I did a short video course *** downloadable via torrent - it taught me how to plan the different types of essays. Popular free IELTS websites also helped me too. Like L & R, it goes without saying that you should practice a lot.

Now when it comes to practicing, I think the best approach is to first UNDERSTAND the Writing marking criteria for both Task 1 and 2. The criteria for both is similar but only differs in Task Achievement vs Task Response respectively. When you understand the criteria you can give them what they want abi are looking for. (Same goes for Speaking).

Second step is to practice (TIMED) a lot with the criteria in mind. For writing (and speaking) it's hard to know your standing since you can't get immediate answers like L & R. What I did was to pay someone online ***, who claimed to be an official IELTS tutor, to mark some of my practice tests (Did same for speaking). Doesn't cost much. So say you have 3 weeks to your IELTS exam, you can write 4-5 letters and essays a week and get the last one in every week assessed. Practice with pencils or biros - basically whatever you prefer to write with during exam.
If you can't write an essay everyday, at least practice planning an essay everyday (i.e, Intro, Paragraph 1, Paragraph2, etc , Conclusion).

In the hall, every minute counts in Writing. If you are going to ease yourself during the test, it's best you do it during Reading cuz it's probably the test you'll finish on time. They won't let you out of the hall during the chill period between L & R, or R & W. I lost about 2 mins in Writing while running to and fro the bathroom . As globally advised, spend 20 mins on Task 1, and 40 mins on Task 2 (you know Task 2 carries twice the weight). For each Task, quickly plan before you start writing.

The moment I started writing, I wrote down the different ways to show 'Grammatical Range and Accuracy' so that I remembered to include them (i.e. Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences, Modals, Tenses, Adverbials, etc).
In Task 1, one mistake I recall was mixing up indentation with skipping a line between paragraphs. I corrected the mistake in Task 2.
I didn't do well in Task 2 as I wrote well below 250 words: 220 ish words if I recall correctly. Also, my handwriting is pretty bad (like Doctor type) so I had to slow down to be legible which also added to the pressure. I also recall my conclusion paragraph was poor as I was tense, rushing and looking at the clock.



Speaking: I semi-covered speaking in the Writing section. To reiterate, UNDERSTAND the Speaking marking criteria and give them what they want. Cambridge Books 1-12/13 has Speaking tests too.

You already know about giving extended but on-point/topic (don't digress) answers in Part 1, speaking beyond the stipulated 2 minutes in Part 2, using Part 3 to further give them what they want and finally that lying is okay .

The free (for 1 month) online course *** helped. YouTube videos, free IELTS websites, RoadtoIELTS. I also paid someone, who claimed to be a former IELTS examiner, to interview/assess me; He gave me pointers/feedback and the session eased my tension - don't even understand why I was tensed about a Language I've spoken all my life .

To conclude, practice for L & R, understand criteria and practice for W & S, know your weak areas and improve them.

While I understand that we all want to get this PR sorted, please consider your schedule and book a date that will give you time to study/practice wella. Like if you work full-time, part-time, run a biz, married, single, run a family etc schedule your test accordingly. In hindsight, I nearly made the mistake of registering in another City for the test cuz my own City had no space for a closer date - I would have performed poorly.

*** I'm not sure about the rules as per what is considered advertising so I'm not mentioning any links. However you can find them and the Cambridge books here:

http://www.mediafire.com/folder/60f3l4ste67tr/IELTipS

Also, you should check Page One of this thread and you'll find links to Nairaland IELTS threads and other resources


...and I said I'm not a fan of long story.
Cheers

Please bro, help a brother in need. Kindly send those materials to my email : ask4gt@gmail.com
Thanks

Sissnene:
thanks a lot for your response. Mine came 7days after but sputum test culture only.

You’re welcome.. however, to the best of my knowledge the repeat CXR is standard; 3 months after the initial X-ray to make sure there are no changes. So make sure to double check with your panel physician about that.

Here is my story so far, decided to make it detailed in case there is a thing or two someone else may benefit from.

DECISION TO TRAVEL: In the words of Jill Scott, "Do not stop dreaming just because you had a nightmare'.
I started the pursuit of escape velocity in 2014, looked at Aussie Study visa, tried Aussie PR, and even applied for a Canadian TRV, the refusal would later sentence me to purgatory [LVO]

IELTS: first wrote Academic for Canada study visa in 2014, GT for Aussie PR in 2016, GT for Canada PR in 2017.
ECA: Oct 11 2017
ITA: Oct 18 2017 (cutoff:438, my CRS:441)
AOR: Nov 23 2017
MEP: Dec 7 2017
NA2: Dec 11 2017
Received GCMS: Jan 29 2018
File Transferred to LVO: Jan 10 2018
IP2: Feb 27 2018 (Mass IP2 crew)
ADR (Employment & POF): April 11 2018
Submitted ADR: April 19 2018
Received GCMS: April 23 2018
Received GCMS: June 22 2018. from this I noticed CIO Recommended Interview! contacted DJM and i was replied with "...there maybe need to interview you."
GU: July 11 2018.. with this I inferred there has been a new activity on my file, I mailed an MP pleading he gets in touch with IRCC and lets me in on the update. Replied

Eligibility passed June 29, 2018.
Criminality passed Dec 11 11, 2017.
Security checks passed July 8, 2018.

with this I heaved a sigh of relief.

ADR(Eye & Height and Passport Travel Doc):

Received GCMS: July 26 2018 ... Actually the MP's mail had more recent info than the gcms, I noticed LVO reviewed my ADR after CIO recommended Interview, was convinced andd passed my eligibility. Another thing I learnt from this my 4th GCMS was the fact that there is a 3week lag in gcms delivery. I reviewed all 4 GCMS I had received so far, and the activities that meaning it only shows you the info contained in your file as at when you applied for your GCMS not when it was sent to you.

Same day, few hours later...ADR(Passport Travel Doc) & PPR (I think they came together)

Submitted Passport: July 27 2018
Application Approved: August 8 2018
PUM: August 13 2018
VOH: August 14 2018

Landed: Yesterday (13 October 2018)

what is interesting is how we start this journey with eyes on only one thing, PR! little is said of the great bonus it brings, and it isn't the utopia of life in Canada, rather it is the many beautiful souls it has brought into my life; people I have come to know in this pursuit. I am eternally grateful to Bimpsy99, sweetri, feygbe, nekdre, kayla10, 40manlappy, ugoiyke, kontagious, newmum0615, glitteringstar, inshort everyone here. It hasn't been a smooth journey, I certainly wouldn't have been able to see this arduous task through without you guys, the checkups, the counsel and the support. I am thankful for the uncertainties that made this worth celebrating.

sinie:
please oh, Someone please advise me what to do.

I really want to be in the pool by next draw because with my 444 i'm very nervous the Cut of will soon go out of my reach. My Only problem is the soft copy of my ECA had been mailed to me since Sept 10th and uptil now I haven't received it. ( PEBC does not upload ECA RESULT online you have to wait for the soft copy to get to you.) Can I use my PEBC ID no for the ECA report no and quote September 10th as the date?

Please anyone that has experienced something like this should help me out.

No, you can't.
Your Pebc Id no is different from your ECA report number.
It's better for you to be patient than have your application rejected for misinterpretation.

OK. Send your email Addy.

Expectantbee:


Hi please I would also appreciate an ESUT contact for a friend, but NL says I’ve “sent too many anonymous messages”. Please can you kindly initiate the pm?
Thanks

Finally bro, you've delivered. We were on this journey with you and we thank God it ended well..I pray the land is always green for you.

einsteino:
Here is my story so far, decided to make it detailed in case there is a thing or two someone else may benefit from.