DadR:
Jesus you are so good to me, in all circumstances (2ce), oh oh ohhhhhhhh

It’s…………………………………….not PPR yet, LOL, IT’S IELTS BREAKTHROUGH!!!

Started this journey since 2016 and joined the thread in Part 2 but with a different moniker though.

Due to the fact I have 2 certificates and sufficient work experience, I decided to be the PA and so the race for IELTS & ECA began. I sat for IELTS twice in 2016 but couldn’t ace it. Did another one in 2018 but same no ni. My wife also sat for one in 2016 but didn’t ace it too. We didn’t really bother because she isn’t the PA. After my 3rd attempt, I decided to take a chill pill and more so, cash no too dey like that. My folks tried to ginger me but I resisted and was just chilling. The major thing that got me demotivated in writing another exam is the fact there’s no POF yet (for a family of 3). E still never dey but GOD DEY!
At a point I was even trying to prepare for 4th one, newmum0615 sef even encouraged me, sent me some essays make I write as she ready to mark them , reviewed my JD, etc. May be I go write the essays tomorrow sha. LOL. newmum0615, thanks a bunch for those times jare, u be correct rare gem.

As life dey go, I got to know about AIPP late last year and we decided that to go through that route since wifey has 5 years work experience as a Customer Care Officer. So I did her resume in a Canadian format, prepared a cover letter and began to look for jobs so that we can use the job offer to apply for PR through AIPP. Aside from the fact that AIPP only requires a CLB of 4, the POF for a family of 3 is very low ($4847) compared to that of EE ($19k+). As person wey no get POF na, we believe we could hustle for AIPP’s.

In the course of searching for jobs upandan, we remembered that her IELTS result had expired since July 2018, hence she needed to write another asap but money no dey. For January wey cashflow dey get as e dey be, I gaz hustle for some bar, a female friend wey we dey this quest together sef gimme some cash. Babe, thank you jare. One of my oga for work sef contribute. I dey do pro bono consulting for him sha as e dey same waka too.

To cut the short and boring story shorter, I registered her with MOD for Feb 14 2018 exam (imagine writing exam on Vals day wey we suppose dey flex). She barely prepared for the exam. At a point, I was para-ing for her say shebi she no as we take get money register for the exam. But as ABLE GOD would have it, He showered blessing on us by giving her this ogbonge scores wey dey below so.


Myself

ECA – WES – OND & B.Sc - 2016
NOC – Credit Offer (3 years), Administrative Assistant (4 years+) & Financial Sales Rep. (3 years)
IELTS – June 2016 – LRWS – 6.0, 6.5, 6.5, 7.0 - BC
Aug. 2016 - LRWS – 7.5, 6.0, 7.0, 7.0 - BC
Feb. 2018 – LRWS – 7.5, 7.5, 6.5, 7.5 -BC (This was so painful that I had to request a remark. My speaking was increased to 7.5
from 7.0 sha and I got my 15k back)

My beauty with brain Madam

ECA – IQAS – OND 2016. She’s awaiting her B.Sc. results asap and this would be evaluated through ICES.
NOC – IT Support Staff (1 year paid internship) & Customer Service Representative (5 years). Age is 27.
IELTS – July 2016 – LRWS – 6.0, 7.5, 6.5, 7.0 - BC
Feb. 2019 - LRWS – 8.5, 7.5, 7.0, 7.0 – MOD – THE SMASHING!!! - Might request a remark in SW.

Using her as the PA + evaluating her B.Sc + 1 year work experience = 438 CRS, if either SW is increased by .5 = 441 CRS & if both SW are increased by .5 = 444 CRS


I hope with these few points of mine, someone would be encouraged and not discouraged to give up on this quest for a better life.
I hope to share our PPR story very soon even as we look up to God for miracles regarding POF.

Please no mind my poor writing skills, na why I no score pass 7 in IELTS, LOL.

Hakuna Matata

pls can you tell me how I can get a job in those province I have bsc in public health with over 9years experience

GozyNA:
Long PPR Gist Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline

Decision to travel: Second half of 2017 (but still was not 100% decided)

Final decision to travel: May 2018

IELTS: April 21, 2018

WES: August 24, 2018

ITA: October 15, 2018

AOR: November 10, 2018

MEP/BIL: December 11, 2018

Biometrics: December 12, 2018

ADR: February 27, 2019 (submitted same day)

Ghost Update: April 16, 2019 (Additional documents moved from “We are reviewing…” to “Not Applicable”)

PPR: 2:07am of April 17, 2019 (dated April 16, 2019)

Main Gist
I have always been the “whether Nigeria likes it or not I must prosper here” kind of person. I had never seen myself living outside the country. My own plan was just to make money and go for vacations. That was how I sat here with a postgraduate degree, working like an elephant and eating like an ant. Chai, I suffered in Lagos, what!!!
Sometime in 2014, a friend who lives in Canada started talking to me about moving over. She painted a great picture so I checked out the occupation list and mine was not there so with that excuse I was able to make her stop disturbing my life.
In May 2017, a dear friend and sister called to tell me she was making the move to Canada with her young family. She told me things I already knew, about how tough things are and how the future looks bleak here. She asked me to join her on the journey so we can leave together as she was getting set for IELTS then but I was not so convinced. Not long after, a close friend started talking about moving too, in fact at that time he had started his PEBC evaluation. That was when I started thinking about it passively and then all of a sudden it seemed like everyone I knew was either in the process or knew people in the process of leaving to Canada. Towards the end of 2017 I decided to give it a shot but because of the NASUU strike I could not get my transcripts so I waited. Early 2018, I decided to do IELTS first since I had been seeing people take it over and over. I made a silent bargain with God that I would sit for it just once and if I flunked it then my destiny was not to go to Canada. I also decided I would not start ECA until I saw the IELTS result to know whether my destiny was in Canada or not.

IELTS: Registered a month ahead because the cost for next available dates after April 21 would be 75k and I was on a very tight budget so I jumped on the 68k date. I practiced with the Barron practice book and some videos I got off youtube. I kept getting 35 and above in the listening practices I took. I practiced for reading using the Barron practice book also. For speaking, I did not practice as I was told it would just be a conversation I just needed to speak with confidence. For writing, I only practiced the night before I wrote the exam. I am quite imaginative so I knew I could always come up with stuff to write down. Results came out 5th May, LRSW: 9, 9, 7, 7.5.

ECA: Having sorted out IELTS, I quickly paid for my ECA with WES. This was before the WAEC brouhaha. My cousin in NAU helped me process my transcript. That process should not have taken more than a day because I had processed it years before. Guess what? NAU said they did not have records of my former transcript so they needed to type afresh and there was just one lady in exams and records who types transcripts. Long story short, transcript came out, was sent to me in Lagos and I sent via courier to WES along with a copies of my degree certificate. In fact I also helped a friend send his spouse’s certificate along with my documents. I just made sure hers was in a separate envelope with her ECA number boldly written on it then put that and my own well labeled documents into a bigger envelope before sending. Doing that saved us 18k. Was processing transcript form CMUL at the same time and they got to WES some days apart. WES notified me after some time that verification requests had been sent to my schools. NAU surprised me as they verified as soon as they got it without asking for any payment. CMUL however kept saying they had not received the request. I was later to discover that correspondence from WES to CMUL goes to Unilag, Akoka first and sits there till they have a sizable number of mails to move to CMUL before they dispatch. My verification request must have sat there for over two weeks before I finally got a call from CMUL that it had come and I had to pay 3k for the verification. I paid and we got that sorted. WES told me exactly when to expect my final report and on that very day in August 2018, I got the soft copy while the hardcopy came a while later.

ITA: Created my profile after my ECA was ready in August but I was not quite ready to get into the pool because POF was not yet complete. On Sunday 14th October 2018, I do not know exactly what it was but something pushed me to sit with my computer and complete my profile. Next day I was minding my business at work when a friend who had also been in the pool called to say congratulations. I asked him what the occasion was and he said it's ITA. I quickly went online and discovered for myself that a surprise draw held that Monday and I was going to get ITA as my score was well above the cut off. Long story short, I left the job by the end of that month so I took submitting my application more seriously as I was unwilling to look for another job and I also believed my processing would be fast so I can just get out of here fast.

Medicals: A friend told me he walked into the Children’s Practice about two months before I was ready and was able to get his medicals done without an appointment. Na so I carry myself go there. At the gate they told me they no longer attend to applicants for Canada. I immediately called Q-life and they told me that the earliest I could get was sometime in January (this was first week in November). I called IOM, when they finally picked up I was able to go through the process of getting an appointment for 9:30am the next day. I walked into IOM the next day at about 9:15am thinking since I had an appointment for 9:30am all would be smooth. Long story short, I left IOM at about 6:30pm in the evening.

POF: I have money market fund accounts with Cordros Asset Management and FBN Quest. I submitted letters from them along with account statements. The Cordros account was about four months old and there was a bulk deposit (about 70% of the POF) in it about one month prior to printing (I did not explain this). In addition, I got a letter from Stanbic IBTC along with account statement. The purpose of this was to show salary deposits of my most recent job and to also add a little buffer as I had a cash balance in the account of about 300k.

PCC: A friend gave me a contact at Alagbon. I walked in there at some minutes to 4 and by 4:30pm I walked out with my PCC after parting with 5k.

Proof of Employment: I was able to get a reference letter in IRCC format from my former place of work where I put in 3years. It was prepared on the company’s letterhead paper and signed by the general manager and I also attached his call card. This company did not have an online presence so no website or official email addresses. The unique thing about my case was that I was not on a salary rather I was paid commissions for businesses I initiated and completed (aside a weekly stipend for transport). As there were no paystubs, to prove I was getting paid by the company, I got my account statement and highlighted transfers made to my account covering the last 8 months that I was with them. I also added the offer letter from my most recent employer along with paystubs, account statement highlighting pay and contact details for the head of the Nigerian office.

Biometrics: I had always seen on this forum that Biometrics does not take over an hour. On the day I went for mine, village people struck. Network was down at VFS and it took me 5hours to get mine done

The Wait: Let me just say that in my entire life, I have not wanted anything more than I wanted to get this Canadian PR. The suffer I suffered in this Lagos was just too much so I every time I felt like getting discouraged, I remembered the goal of all this and stayed in line. After AOR, I checked my profile daily (I was on IP2 from AOR). Somehow I kept hoping my application would be one of those superfast ones. Well with time I was checking once a week and then once in two weeks. Early January I raised a CSE to find out my visa office. Got a generic reply from Agent Mathew without an answer to my enquiry. I was active on the November AOR group and it was excitement and anticipation galore when we had a couple of PPRs in January but being a single applicant I just accepted that the families were mostly going to go first so I decided I would only start panicking if I do not get PPR by May 10 (day I clock 6months).
Raised another CSE 2 weeks after the first to enquire again about visa office, eligibility and background checks. This time I got a reply to say my application was being processed in Ottawa and that eligibility was on.
Passport was to expire July 2019 so on the 25th of January I rushed to Abeokuta and renewed. Decided not to update via CSE but to wait till whenever they ask so I can know for sure that my file is being handled.
On the day Tojued shared her PPR story (Feb 27), I remember reading in it that she had typed it since November 2018. Now, even though I had always wanted to type my story ahead, there was zero ginger since I was not seeing any movement in my account but after reading that part of her story I made a mental note to start typing that day. Got back that evening, checked my account for the first time in a while and there was nothing. I put on my laptop to start typing and I had barely finished the first line when I looked at my phone and noticed there was a mail from ‘do not reply’ wow!!! It was an ADR for new passport. I quickly scanned with my phone and uploaded via the new placeholder. Checked my account the next day February 28 and the message still read “we need additional documents….” I left the matter and faced other things. At noon on the 1st of March, I decided to check again and I saw that the message had changed to “we are reviewing the additional document….”
On the 20th of March I called CIC. The call lasted 32minutes but I got to know that I had recommended pass for eligibility and that background checks were on. The agent told me everything looks good and that my application should be wrapped up before I hit the 6 month date. Exactly two weeks after the first call (3rd April), I called CIC again. The agent noted that nothing much had changed since my last call. She repeated to me that eligibility was recommended passed, criminality passed and that other background checks had not started. She assured me that that everything was looking good and that she sees no reason why my application would not be completed before the 6 month mark.
On the 16th of April, I checked my account and noticed it had been updated. Additional Documents was now reading "Not Applicable", I smiled and knew deep down the visa officer had finally looked through my file for a final review. That was when I put finishing touches to this story and started making mental plans to go to VFS the next day (today). Turned off my phone and tried to sleep off at past 1am but could not. Turned on my phone at exactly 2:01am and 6 minutes later I saw the beautiful mail drop (actually dropped twice sef).

Passport Transmission: Even though it took me almost three hours to go from Surulere to Lekki this morning (no thanks to the trucks on Western Avenue/Eko bridge), I simply followed the steps joo2018 laid out yesterday and I was out of VFS in an hour.

Conclusion: No two applications are the same. Make your application as detailed as you can bearing in mind the peculiarity of your case. Knowing what I know now, I would package my application differently if I were to do it over as there were a number of things I felt I did not really do right. However, rather than have sleepless nights and raise unnecessary CSEs, I handed it all to God and he came through for me.

Benediction: My prayer for everyone reading this is that no matter what stage you are in on this journey, the eternal one would do for you what he has done for me at the perfect time. God bless us all. Ire akari o. We shall all meet in our new home, Canada.

Congratulations. Thanks for sharing. May God prosper you in Canada and make your days happy.

Ok thanks...was just trying to think ahead jare

joo2018:
September is far na.

1. Use your current passport for medicals.

2. When you change your passport, which should be after your eAPR, raise a CSE for a change of passport.

Was picked from the pool and sent an NOI. Didnt do anything other than being in the poo

Marula:


Congrats on your journey so far. What's the process for getting Provincial Nomination like the Alberta you got? Thanks.

joo2018:
LONG VERSION

BEFORE 2018 - BACKGROUND
I was your average, not-very-passionate, but quietly loyal Nigerian. All I wanted to do was make it here and go for holidays abroad. As my friends were jetting out one by one, I watched with a weird mixture of envy and disdain.

Ahan, @ladymarshall was not wrong at all, we have seen -19 in their grading system, it is time for us to see an overgrade. Script so succinct and apt at the same time. I usually am the time with a short attention span but uncle Joo got my attention from beginning till the end. Congratulations to you and your family boss, those nose poking of yours has really helped people who had one bottleneck at one stage or the other, please o I know the preparation to travel stage could be very demanding but don't stop poking your nose just yet o. God bless you and may you find favour boss. @topsmamen na you dey line up next o.

Hello guys,
i am new here and awaiting PPR. i work as an Editor and will like to know if there are courses i could do before PPR lands that will improve my chances in Canada.

Marula:
Please what's used to prove relationship to someone living in Canada? That's for the acceptable relative listed on CIC website (Parents, Siblings etc). I want to explore this option for 15 points but need to know what will be required as proof.

I got one of the defined relatives there but na part of the Obiakpo people that cross bridge and will always discourage others from crossing. Make I begin now wet ground on how to get the proof if necessary.

If your sibling is related by blood (i.e. you guys share a mother or father) or adoption or marriage, then you can use the following to prove relationship:

1. Lease/tenancy agreement, utility bills, bank statement to show their residence status in Canada.
2. Birth certificate or attestation of birth for the both of you to prove relationship.
3. PR card to show proof of sibling status in Canada.
4. Bio-data pages of passport of you and sibling (optional).

Marula:
Please what's used to prove relationship to someone living in Canada? That's for the acceptable relative listed on CIC website (Parents, Siblings etc). I want to explore this option for 15points but need to know what will be required as proof.

I got one of the defined relatives there but na part of the Obiakpo people that cross bridge and will always discourage others from crossing. Make I begin now wet ground on how to get the proof if necessary.

Birth certificates, pictures. Anything that shows you are related to the person

efizy09:
Hello guys,
i am new here and awaiting PPR. i work as an Editor and will like to know if there are courses i could do before PPR lands that will improve my chances in Canada.

Ask from the living in canada thread. It is likely you will get better answers there than here

GozyNA:
Long PPR Gist Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline

Decision to travel: Second half of 2017 (but still was not 100% decided)
Final decision to travel: May 2018
ITA: October 15, 2018
AOR: November 10, 2018
MEP/BIL: December 11, 2018
Biometrics: December 12, 2018
ADR: February 27, 2019 (submitted same day)
Ghost Update: April 16, 2019 (Additional documents moved from “We are reviewing…” to “Not Applicable”)
PPR: 2:07am of April 17, 2019 (dated April 16, 2019)

Congrats again man.

Well written. For a man of few words, that's........

captainhoo:


Ask from the living in canada thread. It is likely you will get better answers there than here

Thanks. Done that.

Topsmamen:


Congrats again man.

Well written. For a man of few words, that's........

Ladymarshall helped me o jare

@Goz, @Goz, @Goz, the pizza man.

Congratulations. May you be favored in your new home.

GozyNA:
Long PPR Gist Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline


PPR: 2:07am of April 17, 2019 (dated April 16, 2019)

Benediction: My prayer for everyone reading this is that no matter what stage you are in on this journey, the eternal one would do for you what he has done for me at the perfect time. God bless us all. Ire akari o. We shall all meet in our new home, Canada.

GozyNA:


No scantily clad shekere shakers to even motivate me

If you have gotten your biometrics letter, go and register for planningforcanada.ca. Part of the program is referral to different kinds of courses.

efizy09:
Hello guys,
i am new here and awaiting PPR. i work as an Editor and will like to know if there are courses i could do before PPR lands that will improve my chances in Canada.

GozyNA:
Long PPR Gist Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline

Decision to travel: Second half of 2017 (but still was not 100% decided)

Final decision to travel: May 2018

IELTS: April 21, 2018

WES: August 24, 2018

ITA: October 15, 2018

AOR: November 10, 2018

MEP/BIL: December 11, 2018

Biometrics: December 12, 2018

ADR: February 27, 2019 (submitted same day)

Ghost Update: April 16, 2019 (Additional documents moved from “We are reviewing…” to “Not Applicable”)

PPR: 2:07am of April 17, 2019 (dated April 16, 2019)

Main Gist

Conclusion: No two applications are the same. Make your application as detailed as you can bearing in mind the peculiarity of your case. Knowing what I know now, I would package my application differently if I were to do it over as there were a number of things I felt I did not really do right. However, rather than have sleepless nights and raise unnecessary CSEs, I handed it all to God and he came through for me.

Benediction: My prayer for everyone reading this is that no matter what stage you are in on this journey, the eternal one would do for you what he has done for me at the perfect time. God bless us all. Ire akari o. We shall all meet in our new home, Canada.

Big congratulations!!!!
Shekere coming right up

joo2018:
@Goz, @Goz, @Goz, the pizza man.

Congratulations. May you be favored in your new home.

@ the bolded: Bros, you're shouting na.

Thanks still

Marula:
Make una no vex say my questions too much. Please anyone know the cost of transcripts from these schools to WES?

UNIZIK - Nnamdi Azikiwe University (1st Degree)
Unilag - University of Lagos (Masters)
NECO - National Examinations Council
WAEC - West African Examination Council
CIPM - Chartered Institute of Personnel Mgt. of Nig.

Abeg any gain in evaluating NECO and WAEC, both have good greats no combination required.

Between NECO and WAEC which one is better (Faster / Cheaper)? I can use either.

Thanks for answering.

WAEC is the better option

Ifeoma77:

Big congratulations!!!!
Shekere coming right up

Yaaaaasssss!!!

Thanks sis.

BootyliciousHon:
Hi guys. I need a little guidance here please.( I havent read the last couple of pages so I do not know if it's been treated).
1. I am an ITA hopeful in today's draw.
2. My passport expires in September but I already did a renewal. Unfortunately there are no booklets so I am yet to collect it. I am hopeful that it would be ready by month end though.
3. I was trying to book for medicals but my passport number was requested. Hence I put that on hold.
4. I believe my EE profile contains my current passport number( cant remember but I want to think we had to fill it in while opening a profile)

What would you advice I do?
1. Go ahead to book medicals with the current passport which expires in Sept? If yes, wouldn't I need to change my passport as some before PPR? Wouldn't that drag my application timeline?

2. Wait for the new passport then do my medicals? If yes, the the passport number wont tally with what is in my EE profile. Can I just open my profile and change it ?( am always very wary of going near my profile so I dont mistakenly change anything).

Please I would appreciate clarity on this.

Thanks in advance.

P.s. I got the Alberta nomination

Has the old one been 'cancelled'? If not, you can use it for anything you want including medicals. Whenever the new one is ready, you update via cse

No it has not been cancelled yet. Thanks for your input. I will proceed with the current passport for medicals.


Erm...is it possible to have the process for obtaining PCC from the US on page 1? especially the part about fingerprinting.

Please? Cant remember the person who does those linkings again...

Ifeoma77:

Has the old one been 'cancelled'? If not, you can use it for anything you want including medicals. Whenever the new one is ready, you update via cse

GozyNA:
Long PPR Gist Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline

Decision to travel: Second half of 2017 (but still was not 100% decided)

Final decision to travel: May 2018

IELTS: April 21, 2018

WES: August 24, 2018

ITA: October 15, 2018

AOR: November 10, 2018

MEP/BIL: December 11, 2018

Biometrics: December 12, 2018

ADR: February 27, 2019 (submitted same day)

Ghost Update: April 16, 2019 (Additional documents moved from “We are reviewing…” to “Not Applicable”)

PPR: 2:07am of April 17, 2019 (dated April 16, 2019)
Benediction: My prayer for everyone reading this is that no matter what stage you are in on this journey, the eternal one would do for you what he has done for me at the perfect time. God bless us all. Ire akari o. We shall all meet in our new home, Canada.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations, may you prosper in Cannyland. Amin o, Ire a kari gbogbo wa

GozyNA:
Long PPR Gist Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline

Decision to travel: Second half of 2017 (but still was not 100% decided)

Final decision to travel: May 2018

IELTS: April 21, 2018

WES: August 24, 2018

ITA: October 15, 2018

AOR: November 10, 2018

MEP/BIL: December 11, 2018

Biometrics: December 12, 2018

ADR: February 27, 2019 (submitted same day)

Ghost Update: April 16, 2019 (Additional documents moved from “We are reviewing…” to “Not Applicable”)

PPR: 2:07am of April 17, 2019 (dated April 16, 2019)

[God bless us all. Ire akari o. We shall all meet in our new home, Canada.

BootyliciousHon:
No it has not been cancelled yet. Thanks for your input. I will proceed with the current passport for medicals.


Erm...is it possible to have the process for obtaining PCC from the US on page 1? especially the part about fingerprinting.

Please? Cant remember the person who does those linkings again...

Here you go.

cc: @joo2018

Abi o

chicyclass:


Let us go first, we will give you feedback in 10 years time.

Congratulations!!! When I first saw this, I was like , but when I saw your monika, I knew you would return for full gist

GozyNA:
Got Prêt pour Visa email from the Ottawa Visa Office at 2:07 am today.

Single Applicant. November 10, 2018 AOR.

All praises be to the most high.

Who knows anything about canadian aipp ...expecially how to a job in the 4 provinces

Topsmamen:


Here you go.

cc: @joo.2018

I was just about to call you

Ifeoma77:

I was just about to call you

ladymarshall:
Congratulations!!! When I first saw this, I was like , but when I saw your monika, I knew you would return for full gist

So you mean to tell us there won't be -19/10 this time?

Je vous remercie.

Topsmamen:


Here you go.

cc: @joo2018

We are in the same boat oo. I tire. Almost two months now. I just didn’t bother again since I am using IQAS and my application is in final review. God help us all.

Millalorinzzz:
Please what is happening to Law school, the D.G has not released transcript for WES, I heard he already signed ....everything seems on a standstill now