ready4glory:

Congratulations sir.
Please, your Treasury Bill Certificate, is it the white A4 paper printed document called Nigerian Treasury Bill Investment Advice? If no, please how did you request for the certificate. If yes, the document I have only has my summary and initials. Is it right?
Thank you.

Yes, the white A4 paper.

Nono16:
Good Morning Fam,
God has done it.... Its a PPR story
Woke up to the mail this morning.

Timeline:
ITA: 13th June 2018
AOR: 29th July 2018
MEP: 22nd Aug 2018
IP1: 24th Aug 2018
IP2: 17th Nov 2018
PPR: 19th Dec 2018 (but dated 18th dec).
VO: Unknown

NO ADRs...

Off to Studio 24 & VFS , will be back with the long gist....
@onyeenyeh (my july aor lady) ngwa check your mail for yours.

My fam,

COPR received today. All glory to God, who causes us to prosper.

Ok heres a break down as promised.

Started the journey by enrolling for the IELTS exam.

IELTS:

I studied Liz blog for reading and mainly writing. I believe the free version is very useful for writing, she has very good techniques and samples.
For the speaking, I watched sample interview tests on YouTube. Those videos are enough to get you a good score. I practiced with the free Cambridge materials, and I always timed myself. When I did the first practice, I scored a 27/40 in listening and a 30/40 in reading. I was shook!!!!. I couldn’t believe my eyes lol, but I kept practicing. Over the next 2 months, I started scoring 39/40 and 40/40. At this point, I knew I was ready to take the test, and I registered. Lo and behold, my result wasn’t too different from my practice results.

L= 9, R = 8.5, S = 8.5, W = 7. My 1st attempt.

I believe the secret to acing the test is: i) Practice practice practice, ii) familiarize yourself with the test question formats, iii) have a calm state of mind on the morning of the exam, iv) For writing, use pencil and start from task 2; it carries more marks - 66% of the total score, while task 1 takes 33% or so…..i cannot over emphasize checking out LIZ blog.

ECA:

I used WES and it was pretty straight forward, as I evaluated my foreign degree. It took about 2 or 3weeks.

ITA:

As soon as the ECA was done, I jumped into the pool with 452 or so. I have to state here that if you have 2yrs and 10 months work experience, pls put 2yrs only when creating an IRCC profile.

NEVER ROUND UP pls. Even if it is 3yrs and 11months, pls claim 3yrs guys.
I claimed 2yrs work experience: 1year of NYSC and 1year post NYSC. Be very careful when creating an account pls.


POF:

Before I got ITA, I had already gotten 50% of my POF sitting in the account for over 6months. The remaining money came in as a gift deed from my family. It actually came 2days before I submitted my application. I had to wait to print the Statement of account.
Bank documents- I used a dollar account. I asked for a letter in the CIC format, but the man in the customer rep booth refused. He gave me a generic one. I had to request for a letter of non-indebtedness to buffer.

So from the bank, I had my 6months SOA, letter of non-indebtedness, and the generic bank reference letter.

PCC:

I paid the regular 10k in Abuja and some $15 or so for US PCC. I paid the forensic dept. in Louis edet house to help me with holding my hand to thumbprint for the FBI one, and I DHLed the sheets to the US. (The report returned in 24hrs).


REF LETTERS:

The Company I served with during nysc, refused to give me a reference letter, so I asked my previous supervisor to write one for me. He wrote it on a plain sheet and got it notarized. He attached a scanned copy of his ID card showing his position, just as a backup. Also, they paid us cash, so I had no paystubs and no bank proof. My supervisor took the initiative to write out this fact and he included the amount paid monthly in his letter.

For my post NYSC job, I had paystubs, letter-headed ref letter from HR, bank print out etc.


AOR:

On the day of submission, I forgot to attach my current reference letter from the company I was working with (although I wasn’t claiming points for it), and I submitted. I was so worried.

I added LOE to the beginning of certain placeholders, e.g. in the POF part, I explained that the bank offered only the generic letter: I wrote just 1 sentence on a plain sheet, and under it, I gave a tabular breakdown of the money conversion rate using oanda from USD to CAD. Then I put a table of content thing: 1st page – letter of non-indebtedness, 2nd page – bank ref letter…….etc.

I also put a general LOE in the general section placeholder, it had a summary of all my LOEs on one sheet of plain paper, I wrote brief sentences here too…e.g.:

EMPLOYMENT RECORDS:
in 2016, I was paid cash for a period of 1yr in XYZ Company, hence my non-inclusion of paystubs - more details in the employment record placeholder.

I did this just in case different VOs were working on different parts of my file at the same time, at least they would see the LOE in the employment part or see the LOE in the general part. For clarity sake.

-I previously had a visitor’s visa to Canada, so I was not asked for biometrics.

**When post AOR: try to enroll for a planning for Canada session. They give individualized action plans for people based on your NOC code. It helps you to know what you are up against, technologies to learn, and attributes to quickly imbibe before you get there.

OTHERS:

The first 2weeks post AOR were challenging. I used to check my profile 3times a day, but after the first 2 weeks, I totally got occupied and hardly checked except on Saturdays.
Also, pls keep your LinkedIn and social media up to date with your current job status. They actually do cross check guys, most esp LVO and AVO.
I had no visa denials and no ADR, I paid all PPR fees upfront, didn’t order GCMS notes- so I don’t know which VO attended to my application, but I think it should be Ottawa.

SUMMARY:
As a last note, Pls don’t put a full stop where God has placed a comma. Don’t fret and don’t give up. Do what you have to do, be very clear and concise in your application. Avoid discrepancies, and long turanchi.

My love goes to NewMum0625, Tojued, smslive, mcstan18, joo2000, ifeoma77 and a host of others. Newmum actually replied me repeatedly, answering my questions via mail in a very detailed manner, ….Tojued too, but she refused to give me her num lol. Then there was this guy in PH that kept replying me, he even gave me his contact to call him. May God reward you all.

I will be open to help anyone with questions that I can answer, but remember no 2 applications are exactly alike. Use your discretion to act, and always read up page 1.

Because I did diploma,before completing the remaining 4 years in engineering in UNILAG...so I was thinking it will be taken as masters..

efeklvn:


Okay. IQAS favours LLB, maybe because of the additional lawschool credential. It won't work for you.

That link be saving lives since 1900�.

Ifeoma77 that tambourine dance on my feet

Ifeoma77:

My name is Ifeoma J Trudeau and I found that link very helpful too

Please I have one question to ask. In my WAEC certificate, my date of birth was wrongly stated. Its the only document i have that has a wrong date of birth. Will it affect me if I use WES for verification?

Most people used WES. Can one also use ICES? which is better and why please?

Hi, please how long did it take totally?
I mean from when they received your documents till when u got the courier copy

happyme31:



You are entitled to two copies.
I chose courier (to an Canadian address) for one copy and then regular mail to same address just to be safe. If you have the extra $26 for courier, do use it. UPS will mail you once it's posted and you get to track it till delivery.

I received the courier copy last Thursday. The regular still hasn't come.

Word!

Don't put full stop where God has placed a comma.

Congrats again Sis.

2 very tiny complaints, very tiny. You promoted Newmum from 0615 to 0625 and demoted me from 2018 to 2000.

Nono16:


SUMMARY:
As a last note, Pls don’t put a full stop where God has placed a comma. Don’t fret and don’t give up. Do what you have to do, be very clear and concise in your application. Avoid discrepancies, and long turanchi.

My love goes to NewMum0625, To.jued, sms.live, mcs.tan18, joo2000, ifeo.ma77 and a host of others. Newmum actually replied me repeatedly, answering my questions via mail in a very detailed manner, ….Toj.ued too, but she refused to give me her num lol. Then there was this guy in PH that kept replying me, he even gave me his contact to call him. May God reward you all.

I will be open to help anyone with questions that I can answer, but remember no 2 applications are exactly alike. Use your discretion to act, and always read up page 1.

Before Accra started delaying in 2017/18, the VO has been delaying people's visas since time immemorial.

See below Accra's processing time as at 2008, 87 months! 7yrs and 3months. The worst of the lot.

http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_200911_02_e_33203.html#ex7

Congratulations @Nono16 it's a new dawn
Enjoy your new home

TimmytimeHO:
That link be saving lives since 1900�.

Ifeom.a77 that tambourine dance on my feet

Please how do one interprete this...Does it mean
Bsc and PGD
HND and PGD

In both field of study or different field of study.

Thanks.

Soniayande:



Please, what do I do? I'm confused. I sent my neco result to Wes and it came back as not accepted. Explanation is that the result wasn't sent from the appropriate evaluation body. I really don't understand, cos I went to Neco office in Benin, I paid a total of 24,000naira for courier to Minna, and then Wes, yet I'm back to status quo. Somebody HELP!

It seems the NECO office in Benin didnt send it to Minna for them to send to WES. You can PM for a contact in Minna that can help you.

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please Should nysc be included as military training under personal history?

P.S it forms part of my work experience. I worked in same organization till 2018

WhizzyG:
please Should nysc be included as military training under personal history?

P.S it forms part of my work experience. I worked in same organization till 2018

I read somewhere that citing military training will earn you an extensive review/vetting of your application. You may wish to leave it as work experience alone.

Any one of the four options will serve. Even OND/HND evaluated by WES serves.

topacs:
Please how do one interprete this...Does it mean
Bsc and PGD
HND and PGD

In both field of study or different field of study.

Thanks.

ThaSlimKidd:
Good day house. Been trying to catch up on this long and informative thread as quickly as thoroughly as I can.
I have a question I'd like to ask if I may,
I want to submit my documents for ECA but I only have my statement of result for now, I'd get my degree sometime within the year. Can a photocopy of my statement of result suffice in place of a copy of my actual degree while my school sends my transcript for evaluation?
ECA body in question is IQAS.

Please, I will need your help on how halliburton test format is. Please I need it urgently

WhizzyG:
please Should nysc be included as military training under personal history?

P.S it forms part of my work experience. I worked in same organization till 2018

Please use employment NOT military training.

Hello buddies,
For some people like us not living in Nigeria, how can we go about requesting for our WAEC/NECO certificates to be sent to WES? if i manage to obtain WAEC/NECO scratch card and send it to WES, will i still be required to ask these bodies to send my certificate directly to WES?. Any input on this question is highly appreciated.

Nono16:



My fam,

COPR received today. All glory to God, who causes us to prosper.

Congrats..go and prosper

Shyee:

Sent complete application on August 13th 2018, got ECA September 24th 2018.

Na wah ooo. This my own has taken really long. So how long did it take for it to be dispatched to u and was dispatch done with CAD or to naija

Congratulations dear[quote author=Nono16 post=75242713]


My fam,

COPR received today. All glory to God, who causes us to prosper.

Ok heres a break down as promised.

Thank you. Most definitely

bayojbbb2002:
Oya, pack the luggage, we shall await your call from the other side. Cheers

I've just been informed of increased medical fees at Q-Life family clinic. Adults now 35k against 40k at IOM. The ridiculously long waiting period to get an appointment with Q-Life and now the price increase close to that of IOM now makes IOM the best choice except your family is really really large to make 5k difference significant.

#ECA #UploadORnot

So, I noticed today a couple of our good-hearted and well-meaning members have commented on a post stating that ECA is NOT required to be uploaded in an application post-ITA since it does state so, anywhere.

I have attached a screenshot of the page, where it specifically mentions that it needs to be uploaded.

Also, there have been several cases of application rejection right at the R10 stage, because ECA was not uploaded.

If you err, then always do so on the safe side.

Please upload the copy of your ECA along with your educational credentials, degrees, transcripts/marksheets, and IELTS report.

I am also quoting below a rejection text by IRCC for the very same reason.

Quote:
"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), has assessed your application for permanent residence. We have determined that your application does not meet the requirements of a complete application as described in sections 10 and 12.01 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Your application is rejected for being incomplete.
Specifically, your application does not include the following elements:
- Proof of education
You must submit an Education Credential Assessment (ECA) to support your Education documents.
Note: A full review of your application was not performed. There may be other elements, not identified above, which may also be missing or incomplete."

and another one,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has reviewed your application for permanent
residence. We have determined that your application does not meet the requirements of a complete
application as described in sections 10 and 12.01 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Your application is rejected for being incomplete.
Specifically, your application does not include the following elements:
- Proof of Education
Original copy of your Education Documents (along with the translated version) and an
ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) are required.
Note: A full review of your application was not performed. There may be other elements, not identified
above, which may also be missing or incomplete.
Refund of fees
As we are rejecting your application, IRCC will refund the fees that you have paid. This includes a refund
of the processing fee and the Right of Permanent Residence Fee, if you have already paid this fee.
Job Seeker account
Since your application is rejected, you are no longer a candidate for Express Entry and your Express
Entry profile number is no longer valid.
If you registered for the Government of Canada’s Job Bank, you should deactivate or remove your Job
Seeker profile from the Job Bank website. You should also remove any references that you are a
candidate for Express Entry from any private job board websites, if you used any.

Unquote:

#foreverhopeful

Kubeir

Hmm. You are implying that the price for kids remain the same. If so, it still has an edge for families of 3 and above.

234ng44uk:
I've just been informed of increased medical fees at Q-Life family clinic. Adults now 35k against 40k at IOM. The ridiculously long waiting period to get an appointment with Q-Life and now the price increase close to that of IOM now makes IOM the best choice except your family is really really large to make 5k difference significant.

joo2018:
Hmm. You are implying that the price for kids remain the same. If so, it still has an edge for families of 3 and above.

5,000 Naira price hike for both kids and adults. QLife market don sell.

It's been such a long while here. Left things off maybe in Part 3 when scores refused to drop and my CRS kept dropping with each passing year. Just finished my masters with Unilag, yet to start project because of ASUU strike. Whenever my results come out, I will assess them and that would boost me.

So happy for all the stories of PPR here. God has done something great for you.

To think my IELTS from May 2017 will soon expire is crazy. Like Teecann always say, it shall end in praise.

By the way, if anyone has information on how Canadian sponsorship works, let me know or point me in the right direction.