laghopeful20181:
Good Morning Everyone!
Happy New Year!

Here are my issues now o:

2. My husband has a BSC from Nigeria and a PGD from a foreign university. When WES evaluated his foreign PGD it came back as one semester...I did not understand this one semester matter o, so to calculate our CRS scores I have only used BSC for him. If I use 2 or more degrees our crs will be 444. I read a few days ago of the lady who used her wes certificate even though it said one semester...I am wondering if this is a viable option for us, but I don't know if her case was just an exception or if we should risk it...what are your thoughts please?

3. Should I just decline this ITA again??

4. Can I email Ontario asking them to reinstate the NOI issued to my previous profile that went ineligible or has that NOI gone with the wind?

Please can u send a screenshot of the portion of your husband's evaluation showing one semester. I personally think you can use it to claim 2 or more certificates. My opinion oh.
But it's not a bad idea to decline the ITA, the wait for a new ITA wont be long considering the current CRS you have

Claire18:
We remember you dear. My advice still stands... Will decline. Will surely receive ITA in February @ 443. U will be shocked it's your Husband that will ginger the packing of your luggage for both of you to travel. My Husband has never been keen on relocating, but of recent, keeps asking me how far? Any email yet? Patience my dear.

All des our husbands sef. Be forming not interested in leaving Naija but once they see a ray of hope dem go change tune.
That's how I told hubby our application has been approved and we should receive our passports ad COPR soon and he says "hmm babe, you did it!" I'm like "no, God did it".

snoop4dem:
Hi Guys, does anyone know a secret to calling CIC and actually speaking with an agent. I have repeatedly called 1-888-242-2100 and followed the voice prompts based on this thread and also +16139444000 for Global Affairs Canada also following the voice prompts and it has never been successful. I get to the end where I should talk to an agent and they tell me every time that all their agents are busy and the call drops. I will appreciate pointers from anyone who has successfully spoken to an agent at CIC before.

1st tip, try around 1:30-2:0pm or around 9pm which should coincide with their opening and closing hours respectively
2nd tip, once you get to the end of voice prompt just before it starts to say "all agents are currently busy..." press 0.
Good luck!

Please guys has anyone used ICES and gotten 2 or more degrees? am asking because I want to evaluate my OND and HND.

Ifeoma77:

Sis, it's Ottawa o. I've simply resigned to fate jare
I have serious respect for Team Accra, your strength is something else.
You are in my prayers as well, it will end in praise

Amen. Thanks sis

@EmeraldConsults
Yes you can contact WES, however, they will advise you to be patience. Mind took over 5weeks, but its finally went through.

post=75046063]Good evening all,

Congratulations to all the ITA and PPR clinchers.

It's been 3 weeks since I received a mail from WES that my documents have been sent by Email and post to my School for verification, but my school is yet to receive both the email and the hard copy.

Is it ok for me to contact WES about this?

Thanks...[/quote]

Hi All

i need your urgent assistance

can i still apply for canada visa with just my SSCE certificate only?

please your honest and candid opinion will be appreciated

Dear all, please I need clarification.

I am post ITA. Our daughter has only a US passport. Can we process our canada PR with her US Passport or do we need to apply for a Nigeria passport for her? Please which is better

Any advice/ suggestions would be appreciated

Silent reader alert!

Congrats to january ITA and PPR clinchers

Please any whatsapp group for bankers with AOR (especially Nov) abeg, Iswearugad I need moral support

Zizzle104:
Hi All

i need your urgent assistance

can i still apply for canada visa with just my SSCE certificate only?

please your honest and candid opinion will be appreciated

You can also apply with primary school leaving certificate. Our seniors ere will support my view

DonFreshmoney:


You can also apply with primary school leaving certificate. Our seniors ere will support my view

lolz.....be serious i really need your advice and how do i go about it

laghopeful20181:
Good Morning Everyone!
Happy New Year!!

Congratulations to all on your PPRs and ITAs...some of you have contributed significantly to this thread and I am so happy to hear your good news!.

For those who don't know where I am coming from, I will just give a brief recap of my dilemma (please be patient as it has twists and turns): I had received an initial ITA and at the point of submission realised my husband's IELTS results had expired and we sadly had to decline the ITA. I was in the pool as PA and unaccompanying spouse with a crs of 451 and received another ITA. However I was too scared to decline this ITA. The last ITA of 2018 came and if I had declined the ITA and added my husband, we would have been fine. After all the research pointed to the fact that sponsoring a spouse would be hard, we took the very painful decision to reject the ITA. I had lost 5 points due to age and my IELTS expired on 7th of January.

So I took a break from nairaland, enjoyed my Christmas and registered for IELTS 5th of January. Had a LRWS score of 9,9,7 and 7.5.

My husband wrote IELTS on 1st of December (BC)..received results a LWRS - 6.5,6.5,6 and 8. Immediately applied for an EOR- yet to receive the results

He wrote on 5th of January (MOD) and informed me that he was NEVER writing IELTS again. LRWS- 7,6.5,6,8.

CRS score (me alone) -445
CRS score (with accompanying spouse) using either result -443

My husband encouraged me to remain in the pool with him as an unaccompanying spouse.

I received a NOI from Ontario and decided not to respond to it until we saw the scores of the next draw

I received my IELTS results on the 18th of January and was rushing home to update my IELTS scores. On the same day received an email from CIC stating my profile was now ineligible. I was so distraught -which kind of village devil is this? The profile I just received Ontario NOI with

I created a new profile on the 19th of January with unaccompanying spouse (CRS 445), and just kept praying. I received the ITA yesterday.

Here are my issues now o:
1. I really do not want to apply without my husband. I am aware that I can make my husband accompanying after receiving ITA...I need to recalculate my points and if it meets the cut off for that draw, I can go ahead to apply. When I do this, my CRS is 443. BUT remember the tie breaking rule was January 2nd and this new profile was created January 19th...if I add my husband now will this cause an issue??

2. My husband has a BSC from Nigeria and a PGD from a foreign university. When WES evaluated his foreign PGD it came back as one semester...I did not understand this one semester matter o, so to calculate our CRS scores I have only used BSC for him. If I use 2 or more degrees our crs will be 444. I read a few days ago of the lady who used her wes certificate even though it said one semester...I am wondering if this is a viable option for us, but I don't know if her case was just an exception or if we should risk it...what are your thoughts please?

3. Should I just decline this ITA again??

4. Can I email Ontario asking them to reinstate the NOI issued to my previous profile that went ineligible or has that NOI gone with the wind?

All the best sister. Everything will evetually end in praise.
� kindly assist a brother. I want to make an enquiry.

Zizzle104:
Hi All

i need your urgent assistance

can i still apply for canada visa with just my SSCE certificate only?

please your honest and candid opinion will be appreciated

Check the links below to find out

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/before-you-start.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/criteria-comprehensive-ranking-system/grid.html

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp

I think I remember a PR timeline where the person was asked to send the Nigerian passport after sending the US passport only initially.

You can start your application with the US passport. But I think it also makes sense to get the Nigerian passport, you can add it to your application any time. She's still a Nigerian citizen until she renounces it.

cutiep:
Dear all, please I need clarification.

I am post ITA. Our daughter has only a US passport. Can we process our canada PR with her US Passport or do we need to apply for a Nigeria passport for her? Please which is better

Any advice/ suggestions would be appreciated

My sister if in you Customer service you have been in a supervisory role, it automatically changes the skill level C to B. and hopefully you have had at least 1yr of supervisory experience in Customer service. I can confidently tell you this because my friend used same. May this Canada journey favor you. Cheers

Bubblefairy:
Sincere appreciation to everyone contributing immensely on this topic, you guys are really wonderful.

I have been on the fence for a while if I should go for the Express entry or not, but seeing all the success stories, tenacity and willingness to help of people on the thread from part 1-6, I have decided to go for it head-on.

My only weakness is that I have a NOC skill level C (customer service) for the job I do full-time, which is not eligible for Express entry......... Now, I have a catering business on the side which I am into as a baker NOC skill level B eligible for EE.
My question is this; how can I use the eligible occupation as I have not registered the business nor do I have any documents showing proof of ownership.
Thanks.

Good morning house,

I am new on this thread but I have gotten a lot of information within my short time of visiting this thread. Thanks for all the information.

Please house, I need clarification on one thing. I intend to apply for EE soon, I have a daughter which I intend adding as my dependant but the mother and I are not in good terms. In fact I don't have full access to my daughter.

The question is should I include my daughter in my application or should I apply alone? Knowing fully well that I am the only that intends traveling now and coming back for my daughter in the future.
if I don't declare that I have a dependant will it affect her chances in future?

Thank you for your candid advice.

Yes, you must include her.

Not including will not only affect sponsoring her in future, it is also misrepresentation and can affect your PR/Citizenship status in future.

She can be in your application as non-accompanying. Parley with her mother. Worst case scenario if you still can't get access, you add her but explain you couldn't get access. But try first.

Gopulence:
Good morning house,

I am new on this thread but I have gotten a lot of information within my short time of visiting this thread. Thanks for all the information.

Please house, I need clarification on one thing. I intend to apply for EE soon, I have a daughter which I intend adding as my dependant but the mother and I are not in good terms. In fact I don't have full access to my daughter.

The question is should I include my daughter in my application or should I apply alone? Knowing fully well that I am the only that intends traveling now and coming back for my daughter in the future.
if I don't declare that I have a dependant will it affect her chances in future?

Thank you for your candid advice.

Cheta55:
Please guys has anyone used ICES and gotten 2 or more degrees? am asking because I want to evaluate my OND and HND.

We all hnd done gather here, we need answer please

Alright... Thank you very much

RichieBasi22:
@EmeraldConsults
Yes you can contact WES, however, they will advise you to be patience. Mind took over 5weeks, but its finally went through.

post=75046063]

cutiep:
Dear all, please I need clarification.

I am post ITA. Our daughter has only a US passport. Can we process our canada PR with her US Passport or do we need to apply for a Nigeria passport for her? Please which is better

Any advice/ suggestions would be appreciated

I used only the US passport for my children's application and there were no issues. I stated their country as USA and used their US birth certificate as well.

teepeehall:
Can I use NABTEB in place of WAEC for Wes evaluation?

I have evaluated my B.sc with WES years back and can i evaluate my PGD using Ices to avoid WES issues on waec. To to eligible for 2 or more certificate. Can i present both ECA from WES and Ices for both degrees.

Include her but as non accompanying so that in the future you can sponsor her.

Gopulence:
Good morning house,

I am new on this thread but I have gotten a lot of information within my short time of visiting this thread. Thanks for all the information.

Please house, I need clarification on one thing. I intend to apply for EE soon, I have a daughter which I intend adding as my dependant but the mother and I are not in good terms. In fact I don't have full access to my daughter.

The question is should I include my daughter in my application or should I apply alone? Knowing fully well that I am the only that intends traveling now and coming back for my daughter in the future.
if I don't declare that I have a dependant will it affect her chances in future?

Thank you for your candid advice.

[quote author=jholarharde post=75023275]You're amazing, yes you are, you amaze me, all the time, you are great yes you are, doing great things all the time amazing God.
Beautiful people, It's PPR
Decision to travel 31st DEC 2017
created wes account 4th Jan 2018

Congratulations. We will join you one day. All the best in your new country.

Some more musings.

When I started this Canada PR journey, I heard a lot about applications of married PAs with children getting PPRs faster than single applicants. I remember @Osazee007 then always complaining about it. I also remember noticing in the PPR timelines that single applicants in Ottawa don't get it before 3 months.

Now that I'm an applicant, it is confirmed (at least for November AORs). The 7 or so guys who have gotten PPR in my AOR group within 2 months plus are all families of 4 or 5 with CIO and Ottawa as their VOs. This is not to say all large families will get PPRs fast. It is only indicative of a trend. There are other factors to consider including the complexity of the application and the VO processing the application.

But why would large families have their applications processed faster? I've read theories, like maybe Canada doesn't really need us, it is the children they need or that Canadian government believes that we first generation Canadians will not really adapt well and so is more interested in the kids who will more readily adapt.

I have a much more prosaic proposition. The reason large families are prioritized is because of the efficiency of target achievement. IRCC's PR target is landing/admission based. Not based on ITAs issued or number of applications processed (there is an EE service delivery standard of processing of 80% of applications within 6 months, but that is another story). It is based on the number of people who become permanent residents which happens at landing.

Lets look at the effort involved in processing an application:
For a PA: full processing including R10, eligibility analysis of MEC, A11.2, settlement funds and ability to be financially established in Canada and also admissibility assessments of medical status, criminality, security and misrepresentation.
For a spouse: partial processing including R10, eligibility (only if the spouse contributes points or a bulk of the settlement funds) and the full admissibility assessment.
For a child dependant: minimal processing of only R10 and medical status admissibility.

For the sake of this analysis, lets say the effort involved in processing the PA and spouse is 1 unit each and children dependant is 0. In real terms, the effort to process a spouse should be like 2/3 or 3/4 unit while that of a child should be like 1/4 unit. But we will go with 1 and 0 for the sake of mathematical simplicity.

For a single PA, the effort is 1 unit and the return is 1 permanent resident. The efficiency is then 1.
For a family of 2 (PA and spouse), the effort is 2 units and the return is 2 permanent residents. The efficiency is then 1.
For a family of 3 (PA, spouse and 1 child), the effort is 2 units and the return is 3 permanent residents. The efficiency is then 3/2 = 1.5.
For a family of 4 (PA, spouse and 2 children), the effort is 2 units and the return is 4 permanent residents. The efficiency is then 4/2 = 2.
For a family of 5 (PA, spouse and 3 children), the effort is 2 units and the return is 5 permanent residents. The efficiency is then 5/2 = 2.5.

So from a logistic point of view, it makes sense for such a target driven organization to prioritize applications that will bring the best returns.

You need to apply for your diploma transcript at the diploma office and ask them to send to the Records office so that it will be attached to your LLB transcript to IQAS. If you do not do this, your transcript will be incomplete.

Olami2903:
Hello guys,

Please i have a question, trying to do the ECA for my Unilag LLB with IQAS and but i got in through Diploma. Do i need to get the transcript for my diploma too, or is my regular Unilag LLB transcript sufficient. i need to get the Professional assessment to make up my CRS. Thanks.

Okay, thanks a lot

joo2018:
I think I remember a PR timeline where the person was asked to send the Nigerian passport after sending the US passport only initially.

You can start your application with the US passport. But I think it also makes sense to get the Nigerian passport, you can add it to your application any time. She's still a Nigerian citizen until she renounces it.

Then we should that as well.

Please confirm if you have gotten PPR

Thanks

Peaceful2016:


I used only the US passport for my children's application and there were no issues. I stated their country as USA and used their US birth certificate as well.