mosky47:

People it's PPR.

Singing 'there is nothing, there is no one, who compares with you; I take pleasure in worshipping you Lord'.

Timeline:
AOR: September 11th 2018
MEP/BIL: October 5th, 2018
Biometrics done: October 10th, 2018
Reverted to the so-called IP1: October 23rd, 2018
Silence.........until ADR: March 9th 2019 (AVO Famous 5)
IP2 (I can't tell if it's so-called again....lol): April 18th
PPR: April 23rd (after 7 months and 12 days)

To God be the glory. Thank you all for all the invaluable information shared here.

More details later

YOU ASKED FOR IT:

FULL GIST

We are exceedingly grateful to God. I have tasted and known that He makes all things beautiful in His time.

I first heard about Express Entry in the 2nd week of April 2018, and decided to give it a try. After simulating scores with all possible IELTS score, I registered for IELTS. Although I’m not 47 as my moniker might suggest, I recently discovered I’m not getting any younger.
IELTS May 12th: LRWS 9,7,7,7.5
Spouse IELTS: LRWS 7,8,7,8
ECA processing for spouse and myself started just before my IELTS. Within 2 months, everything was out.
CRS- 444
ITA- 25th July (cut-off was 441)

At this point, I must state that there’s an unwritten rule that people who find it easy pre-ITA have a difficult ride afterwards. But we said 'it’s not our portion.' It was amazing that within 3 months and a few days of hearing about EE, we had gotten ITA. IELTS one-touch for both of us. ECA also was fast. My spouse got hers out within one month, mine was slightly delayed but still came out within 6 weeks.

Medicals, PCC, Reference were smooth too. In fact for our PR application photo, we all wore the same fabric, thinking that the VOs will be happy and will give us PPR quickly because we were a happy family…..lol. For where?
POF was via (notarized) gift deed.

AOR: 9/11 (September 11th).

BIL/MEP came October 5th and we captured in Abuja on the 10th. So smooth too. Everything was done within 30 mins or so (I shared it in an earlier thread). We live outside Abuja and had to fly to Abuja and return same day. We had ample time in between as the biometrics finished far earlier than we anticipated, so we just moved to the movie theatre on another floor of the same building and saw one dry movie- the real Yoruba demons.

Then the wait began. Now, I must let you know that you have never seen someone who worries and is as anxious as my spouse, I can bet . We saw @Kwadoo testify within 3 weeks (the fastest we had seen at that time); also @mepconsultant and how he was accused of fabricating his story. We tapped into his testimony that our miracle will be such that people would doubt its validity.

Me oh, I just knew that it would come within 6 months, and since I was not ready to travel until after mid-2019, I wasn’t worried at all. It was argued here that the job mail was for those who were sent to London and everybody was praying against London VO. Every 10 mins (an exaggeration), my wife would ask if I had gotten that mail. I said ‘na wah oh’. Until October 23rd, true true that mail came and our status changed to IP1. (That was exactly 6 months to our PPR). I was scared to tell her. Well, after telling her we did a little research and made some calls and found that the mail was not only for London. We heard Accra people got it too, and someone whose VO was Ottawa also said he got it, so we debunked the relevance of the mail. Then the prayer point changed to let it not be Accra. I said I thought it was London we were praying against. She said the problem with London is that they stayed up to the full 6 months, but Accra may not get for like 1 year. What? That means we were praying wrongly all along.

To cut the long story short, after one of those long calls to CIC, we found out that we were in Accra visa office. Depression set in. The mood in the house changed for days to weeks, and alternated with some episodes of normal mood. I ordered for GCMS notes exactly a month to our completed 6 months. My thought was that nothing had been done on our application. I knew it had not been touched, and there was nothing the GCMS note would tell us. I wanted to do it close to the 6 months mark, so when preparing the note, the VO will see that everything is okay and possibly send us a PPR.

Well, the note arrived on March 9th, and while we just finished going through the notes, we saw from the AVO group that people were getting ADRs. About 2 hours later, our ADR arrived. We were overjoyed. Submitted them on the 12th of March. More ups and downs until we saw many people in AVO getting PPRs. We were so happy. Later the mood changed, when we saw November AORs getting PPR from AVO while many August and September were untouched. ‘They have forgotten us. We may have to wait till January-April 2020’…..lol.

I emailed Ralph about a week after the 6 months mark, and he responded that Eligibility Pass was recommended. It seemed like a breakthrough.

When we moved to IP2 on the 18th of April, that was when we celebrated the PPR, because Accra is pretty predictable at this stage. IP2 today and PPR tomorrow. The IP2 took away the PPR excitement when it finally came. So unfortunately for us, Friday and Monday were public holidays and so we had to wait till Tuesday. Lo and behold, before 9am Nigerian time, I saw an email of donotreply and knew it was PPR.
Behold, PPR: April 23rd (yesterday)

I am exceedingly grateful to God for this. I dedicate this PPR to the God I serve. My second dedication goes to my wife, who is now a proud owner of PPR…lol. At a time she was worried that I was not worried, but all her efforts especially her contacts and information were vital and invaluable. She can push anybody to succeed. And to everyone who has contributed here, and those who make this group lively.

For those who are still waiting for theirs or are at different stages, don’t worry, it will be fine. Trust me.

Finally, I no dey worry, I no dey worry but every morning for the past 6 months, I woke up with a voice telling me that ‘today’ was my day….. . Nothing dey happen for Accra, nothing dey happen for Accra, but I checked my profile a minimum of 5 times per day all these months, thinking my case would be different and I didn’t want to hear that PPR was sent to my spam 10 days ago without me knowing. I checked as often as possible; call it being meticulous, call it being anxious, but yesterday PPR came…… Signs out.

Plenty people have done their medicals while pregnant. The panel physicians at the hospitals know what to do.

blessedmum11:
Please house is there any post ITA pregnant mama or papa (if your wife is pregnant) who passed medicals considering xray risk exposure to the baby??

Were you able to get the xray done??

Did u have to wait till baby was born to conclude your medicals??

seunfoster:
Everyone pls help me ooo. Starting all over again after 11 months is frustrating enough.

So sorry about this, which noc did you choose previously?

I believe all those options you are proposing will work. What are you really interested in?

You can ask more at the sister thread: https://www.nairaland.com/4933819/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant

figo77:
Good evening, I'm just a new graduate and I'm planning on moving to Canada for stay not masters but I want to ask what kind of job or handwork can I learn here before travelling that will give me a higher chance of getting a good pay there? I mean what skill can I learn here in Nigeria before traveling? Is it networking, plumbing, autodesk softwares?


I studied electrical engineering and I don't have any practical knowledge of the course

Congratulations to you! May you excel in your new land.

ChyG:


AVO has a way of quenching the excitement with her Special Snail-speed Delay Treat. In other news, my PPR showed on April 12. 10 months, 3 days post AOR. I remain eternally grateful to God for his kindness.

CanadianNaija:
@Ut.onne my AOR mate. PPR has landed o.

foi59:


J'aurai 29 ans December et j'ai travaille pour plus de 5ans. j'ai aussi une maitrise mais comme institutrice de francais, je n'ai pas de certificat d'instruction. Je ne sais pas si c'est un probleme pour le NOC.

Voila, on a le meme age !

Je ne pense pas que tu aies a t'inquieter mais pour clarifier : Que'est-ce que tu as etudie a l'universite ? Dans quel domaine d'etudes as-tu fait ta maitrise ? As-tu travaille comme institutrice pendant ces 5ans ? Comment as-tu appris le francais alors ? Et surtout, quel NOC as-tu l'intention de choisir ?

Je savais pas que tes une femme o !

https://www.nairaland.com/5031893/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/187#76851302

Accra generally asks for all or some of the documents before treating an application.

johnnybravo1990:
Can someone once and for all explain this 'AVO famous 5' ADR thing? What does it really mean? You will be doing a lot of help in throwing more light.

My timeline just to encourage someone:

Single applicant
VO: London to Kyiv

IELTS: 8.5/8.5/7.5/8 done first trial

ITA: 17 Nov 2017

AOR: 5 Dec 2017
.
.
.
SILENCE
.
.
REQUEST FOR RE-MED: 28 Feb 2019

PPR: 8 Apr 2019
COPR: 24 Apr 2019

After waiting for 1 year and 4 months i really don't have the energy to tell any story because the truth is that there is none sef. Nothing interesting to mention. I discovered this forum after AOR while searching for info on processing times.

Gathering and submission of docs was hitch free. While waiting there were No ADR, no ghost update, nothing. Just silence. Emails and GCSM notes didn't help. i didnt get any updates after medicals passed in Dec 2017 till i was asked to redo my Medicals in 2019. I just had to wait till IRCC had my time.

What did i learn on this journey: PATIENCE

Wish all those waiting all the best. It will surely come, though it may tarry.

That's a tough one.

1. If you go as non-accompanying and do not provide PCC or medicals for the spouse and kids, in addition to a LOE, you must provide proof that you have exhausted all options to get your wife and kids to do medicals.

Your application will then be at the discretion of a VO/MO. According to Section 5.12 of the OP2 Processing Manual:
"Officers should be open to the possibility that a client may not be able to make a family member available for examination. If an applicant has done everything in their power to have their family member examined but has failed to do so, and the officer is satisfied that they are aware of the consequences of this (i.e., no future sponsorship possible), then a refusal of their application for non-compliance would not be appropriate.
Officers must decide on a case-by-case basis using common sense and good judgment whether to proceed with an application even if all family members have not been examined. Some scenarios where this may likely occur include where an ex-spouse refuses to allow a child to be examined or an overage dependant refuses to be examined. Proceeding in this way should be a last resort and only after the officer is convinced that the applicant cannot make the family member available for examination. The applicant themselves cannot choose not to have a family member examined."

2. You can decline and apply as married but separated. If you choose that option, there are documents you must upload as evidence. See here and here.

3. You have to be careful of misrepresentation. If the kids are legally yours, whether or not they are biologically yours, you have to include them as your children. They don't have to be accompanying.

Darlken:
Hi Good people, I got an ITA but I included my spouse in EOI although as non-accompanying. She has 2 kids that are not mine and they cannot leave the country to join me. Now, our relationship is estranged and there is no way she will assent to get a police report nor accompany me to get medicals done with the kids as requested by in the application. Honestly, our issues have nothing to do with my application to relocate. So, should I decline the application as apply as married living separately or go ahead with my application and explain the situation with a letter of explanation? Please, I need opinions.

@Waynetemiiiiiiiiiiii.

At last! I remember your moniker and how your application stayed long without movement.

Thank God it has ended in praise. May your prosper in your new home.

waynetemi:
My timeline just to encourage someone:

Single applicant
VO: London to Kyiv

IELTS: 8.5/8.5/7.5/8 done first trial

ITA: 17 Nov 2017

AOR: 5 Dec 2017

PPR: 8 Apr 2019
COPR: 24 Apr 2019

After waiting for 1 year and 4 months i really don't have the energy to tell any story because the truth is that there is none sef.

smileymum:
Ko jo o. Let's be careful with this NOC matter. It's good we want to help out but let's be careful when suggesting. 2263 does not look like a good fit IMO sha. It is aligning more with environmental and occupational health.

Okay, so I reached out to the OP. Her actual JD has to do with maternal and child health clinic and NOT the duties she initially posted.

waynetemi:
My timeline just to encourage someone:

Single applicant
VO: London to Kyiv
ITA: 17 Nov 2017

AOR: 5 Dec 2017

Wow! December 2017 Plenty congrats.

Adaji26:
People of God... Who else get Alberta NOI abi na only me?

When did you receive the NOI please? What's your Noc and Crs.

ladymarshall:
I used those links to draft mine. Yes it should be stamped and signed. After you draft yours, I can crosscheck via pm

I submitted only reference letter in CIC format and salary certificate.

Hi @ladymarshall
I tried sending you a pm regarding this but I don't think I know how it works. Please could I see how you drafted yours? Thanks in anticipation.

ladymarshall:
I used those links to draft mine. Yes it should be stamped and signed. After you draft yours, I can crosscheck via pm

I submitted only reference letter in CIC format and salary certificate.

Hi Ladymarshall
I tried sending you a pm regarding this but I don't think I know how it works. Please could I see how you drafted yours? Thanks in anticipation.

Adunnee:
PPR has landed ooooo!!!!











That is the news headline since yesterday. Share full PPR gist, una no gree. Popcorn is just wasting away.

Anyway sha, Congratulations! We are waiting...

Saw this and i was like ehn......when did ITA land
Better warn yourself

Congratulations!!...Enjoy God’s best in Canada

waynetemi:
My timeline just to encourage someone:

Single applicant
VO: London to Kyiv

IELTS: 8.5/8.5/7.5/8 done first trial

ITA: 17 Nov 2017

AOR: 5 Dec 2017
.
.
.
SILENCE
.
.
REQUEST FOR RE-MED: 28 Feb 2019

PPR: 8 Apr 2019
COPR: 24 Apr 2019


What did i learn on this journey: PATIENCE

Wish all those waiting all the best. It will surely come, though it may tarry.

ladymarshall:
I used those links to draft mine. Yes it should be stamped and signed. After you draft yours, I can crosscheck via pm

I submitted only reference letter in CIC format and salary certificate.

Hi Ladymarshall, please I tried sending you a pm regarding this but I don't think I know how it works. Please could I see how you drafted yours? Thanks in anticipation.

Adaji26:
People of God... Who else get Alberta NOI abi na only me?

Is Alberta NOI dependent on some NOC codes or can just anybody be picked for their NOI?

OntopAlways:
Someone please help. Do I need to go all the way to OAU, Ife to request for transcript for my B.Sc degree to be sent to WES? I reside in Lagos.

I have a contact who could help you,did you still need it

You can apply from Lagos using etx-ng

OntopAlways:
Someone please help. Do I need to go all the way to OAU, Ife to prequest for transcript for my B.Sc degree to be sent to WES? I reside in Lagos.

beabeasquare:
You can apply from Lagos using etx-ng

Please, don't use etx-ng
Transcript I ordered since last year September is still pending.
More woeful testimonial on their Twitter handle. Appalling is the fact that that they are incommunicado.

[walahi, this is the funniest gist i have read. Thank you for making me laugh so much and Congratulations to you and yours.
Regards to wifey]
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YOU ASKED FOR IT:

FULL GIST

We are exceedingly grateful to God. I have tasted and known that He makes all things beautiful in His time.

I first heard about Express Entry in the 2nd week of April 2018, and decided to give it a try. After simulating scores with all possible IELTS score, I registered for IELTS. Although I’m not 47 as my moniker might suggest, I recently discovered I’m not getting any younger.
IELTS May 12th: LRWS 9,7,7,7.5
Spouse IELTS: LRWS 7,8,7,8
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Finally, I no dey worry, I no dey worry but every morning for the past 6 months, I woke up with a voice telling me that ‘today’ was my day….. . Nothing dey happen for Accra, nothing dey happen for Accra, but I checked my profile a minimum of 5 times per day all these months, thinking my case would be different and I didn’t want to hear that PPR was sent to my spam 10 days ago without me knowing. I checked as often as possible; call it being meticulous, call it being anxious, but yesterday PPR came…… Signs out.

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Oh! I used them for my COREN application in 2017 and it was fast (completed in less than 2 weeks), didn't use them for WES in 2018, but exams and records referred me to ETX. Someone later helped after alot of begging, but the verification still passed through ETX. It is possible the workload is too much for them to cope with nowa days, so the disappointments.

OrDan:


Please, don't use etx-ng
Transcript I ordered since last year September is still pending.
More woeful testimonial on their Twitter handle. Appalling is the fact that that they are incommunicado.

Congratulations. May you prosper in Canada!

waynetemi:
My timeline just to encourage someone:

Single applicant
VO: London to Kyiv

IELTS: 8.5/8.5/7.5/8 done first trial

ITA: 17 Nov 2017.

What did i learn on this journey: PATIENCE

Wish all those waiting all the best. It will surely come, though it may tarry.

Josefuadjr:

Mbok am I colour blind? My PCC is pink in colour...

My head was spinning fast then.... no mind me

Topsmamen:


Yeah, that's the one. Mine's pinkish too. I meant to say @vancouver4's yellow might be another country's, unless everyone sees different PCC color variations like how @Adunnee sees hers as stool/agbo-jedi red.

Lol.... I was mad as at that time.
Another PCC will be reissued. I don't want to hear stories that touch

Vancouver4:


Lol.... I was mad as at that time.
Another PCC will be reissued. I don't want to hear stories that touch

Lol. Okay, perfect.

Hello house...Congratulations once again to all PPR clinchers...we will all testify...

Please how can one know the visa office in charge of one's application?

I'm Jan 2019 post AOR !!!



Thanks y'all ✌

Yeah..been there. The issue is that iyourts either your school has not replied WES properly or they keep making certain mistakes/errors in the verification. So ask your school to send tge verification again until WES is satisfied with their response.

Mine was UNILAG....I had to send a stinker mail to them and few days later I received an update from WES.

All the best.

amoskitto:
Please has anyone been in a situation where your school says they have sent the verification email to WES; whereas WES is claiming they have not received anything? That is my current situation for my school and my wife's (Uniben and Unilag respectively). Both schools insist they have sent the verification emails almost 3 weeks ago; yet WES still says they haven't received any verification from both schools. Please how do you advise I resolve this?

waynetemi:
My timeline just to encourage someone:

Single applicant
VO: London to Kyiv

IELTS: 8.5/8.5/7.5/8 done first trial

ITA: 17 Nov 2017

AOR: 5 Dec 2017
.
.
.
SILENCE
.
.
REQUEST FOR RE-MED: 28 Feb 2019

PPR: 8 Apr 2019
COPR: 24 Apr 2019

After waiting for 1 year and 4 months i really don't have the energy to tell any story because the truth is that there is none sef. Nothing interesting to mention. I discovered this forum after AOR while searching for info on processing times.

Oh my God! Your visa officers probably just didn’t like your name or your face. Maybe if you had smiled in your passport, it may have helped. Congrats Mr Patience.

You dont need to go to oau. You can use etx-ng. I used them to get my wes evaluated. As at then(2017), i paid 28k in total. Dunno abt now. Jus contact them. They will do everything for you without stress �

OntopAlways:
Someone please help. Do I need to go all the way to OAU, Ife to request for transcript for my B.Sc degree to be sent to WES? I reside in Lagos.