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Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by kooledge: 9:44pm On May 07, 2019 |
kooledge:Attn: @Ifeoma77 @Topsmamen 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Selzsky(f): 9:48pm On May 07, 2019 |
Go to U.I PG school, find the office to the left of the cafe room where people browse, print and do registration etc, enter there and tell them you want to process transcript to WES. They’ll tell you what to do. Don’t forget the form from WES used for U.I(don’t know if that has changed though.) Don’t also forget to quote your WES reference for everything going to be sent to WES from U.I. U.I processing is straightforward. You’ll pay for transcript and courier. All the fees to be paid are also not outrageous. djpoepe: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by foliat: 10:11pm On May 07, 2019 |
Please is it mandatory to have a relative to be eligible for Prince Edwards Island PNP? 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Topsmamen: 10:13pm On May 07, 2019 |
kooledge: https://www.nairaland.com/4212543/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/479#66122155 https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/14#67084334 https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/91#67451170 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by bellexa22: 10:14pm On May 07, 2019 |
Congratulations. God is truly faithful [quote author=dialinn post=78191179]To God be the glory. We are grateful. Timeline: Spouse (PA) Me (accompanying spouse) EE profile: 28 April 2018 IELTS (spouse): 27 October 2018 IELTS (mine): 2 June 2018 ECA IQAS (spouse): 25 September 2018 ECA IQAS (mine): 28 September 2018 CRS: 453 ITA: 15 November 2018 Medicals (Q-Life): 15 November 2018 PCC: 9 November 2018 AOR: 21 December 2018 RPRF & PR Fee: Paid upfront BIL/MEP: 31 January 2019 BIL: 4 February 2019 CSE (To know VO): 5 March 2019 Ghost Update: 24 April 2019 PPR: 6 May 2019 No ADRs No Interview No questions VO: Ottawa AOR to PPR: 4 Months, 2 Weeks, 1 Day, 5 Hours, 46 Minutes and 39 Seconds [b]B 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Ifeoma77(f): 10:17pm On May 07, 2019 |
kooledge:No. But capture it under their personal history |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by djpoepe(m): 10:22pm On May 07, 2019 |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by djpoepe(m): 10:25pm On May 07, 2019 |
Thank you Selzsky. Selzsky: 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Queencyco: 10:26pm On May 07, 2019 |
Ifeoma77: This is not good news... I've been waiting patiently for my ICES evaluation and just when I feel like I'm getting close to the mark, this news comes to destabilize my evening. The degree I'm trying to assess is from Uniport. I am about 8 weeks gone but I haven't received any email from ICES. Please house, what do you suggest I do? -Send ICES an email to find out if they'll assess the degree? -Register with WES and spend more money? -Wait to see if they'll send a similar mail to me after 14 weeks? |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Topsmamen: 10:28pm On May 07, 2019 |
foliat: No, it's not mandatory. See the PEI immigration categories here. 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by ladymarshall: 10:31pm On May 07, 2019 |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Nobody: 10:32pm On May 07, 2019 |
Hello good evening please I need some clarifications. I have registered and paid to IQAS for my Bsc evaluation I have submitted my own copies however my school is still unable to send my transcript reason being that they are yet to find some of my courses. Along the line I researched that I could do a PGD to up my cars scores as Age is not in my side anymore. Am in the verge of registering for a 9months PGD in Caleb University. My question is should I cancel my registration with IQAS and wait to finish my PGD and evaluate it or I should let it be and evaluate the 2 of them? |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Itzchord: 10:32pm On May 07, 2019 |
No! Did mine in Ibadan and the cost for wifey and I was 8000 naira péré. However, some office staff dey stand for front door cut job o, so be aware of foxes sniffing for your hard earned cash. Scandinavian02: 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Youtook(f): 10:42pm On May 07, 2019 |
Newmum0615: Congratulations ma! |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by foliat: 10:44pm On May 07, 2019 |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by ladymarshall: 10:52pm On May 07, 2019 |
Please do. I'm surprised CIC did not write you a letter asking for your response with a deadline before final rejection, what they call, procedural fairness. Or did they? You deserve it after 10 months of waiting! All the best in your second application. babybanky: 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by AzariahYaa: 11:07pm On May 07, 2019 |
Congratulations!!!! God bless your little one! Newmum0615: |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Topsmamen: 11:08pm On May 07, 2019 |
foliat: You’re welcome. Seeing as it doesn’t specify PEI, it should be Nigeria, in your case. 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by AzariahYaa: 11:10pm On May 07, 2019 |
Loads of Congrats!! May Canada favour you and yours!!! Enitan007: |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by AzariahYaa: 11:15pm On May 07, 2019 |
dialinn:What an interesting read! Thank you for sharing. May Canada favour you and yours! |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by ObamaInCanada: 11:23pm On May 07, 2019 |
My PRE-ITA to COPR story…..the eagle just landed ITA: 29 October, 2018 AOR: 30 October, 2018 MED/BIL: 29 November, 2018 Biometrics: 29 November, 2018 Ghost update: 12 April, 2019 PPR: 13 April, 2019 (dated 12 April) (162 days post AOR) COPR: 7 May, 2019 Single Applicant VO: Ottawa No ADR Decision to Travel. I had completed my masters in the United States as of May 2018 and was torn between coming back to Nigeria and remaining in the US. A lot was at stake remaining in the US, one of which was the “arrangee marriage” thing (if you know you know) which I was not interested in. For personal reasons, I couldn’t get myself to being part of such scheme. I had a promising job in Nigeria before travelling to the US for my masters thus after weighing the prospects and options available to me, I decided to return to Nigeria, Yes to Nigeria *winks I was reabsorbed in my former work place but prior to returning I encountered an Indian who told me about the express entry stuff. I read up about it and told myself that I was going to give it a shot upon returning to Naija, so doing I can be working and waiting for a positive turn around. Came into Nigeria and commenced work. Two months after, I told myself its time to strike…Nigeria is not for you. Infact, each time I went to work and came back, Lagos Traffic kept reminding me that we are finished in this country…run run run…Thus, the endeavor began. WES I registered for WES on 9th September 2018, paid WES fees, and sent my U.S. master’s transcript to WES (for no fee). Yankee good. I didn’t have to deal with the WAEC palava because I had foreign masters. I sent my certificate through Hellofax to WES. My evaluation report came out on the 16th of October 2018, thus missed the October 15 draw. IELTS Thanks to God, I was able to demolish IELTS in one sitting at Ikeja. Scored LSWR 8.5, 8.5, 7.0, 8.5 (I for ask for remark of writing but ka o di wa, I dash British Council). Picked up my result at the BC office, 20 Thompson Ave, Ikoyi, Lagos. I used internet sources for my preparation. Basically Youtube videos and simulated prep exams which I wrote and marked using the score sheet provided online. Upfront Medicals I did my upfront medical at Children’s Practice Ikoyi. Booked ahead of time and got a slot for October 3. The process was quite straight forward. However, Children Practice is no longer on the list of physicians who carry out upfront medicals in Nigeria thus I will not expound on the process. The process is however similar to others. ITA Everything was good to go save for the ECA report thus I was pained when I couldn’t enter the pool for the anticipated October 15, 2018 draw. The WES evaluation report finally came a day after the draw. All the same I created the profile, submitted and kept waiting for a draw. On 29th October, 2018. God showed his mercy and I got an ITA. AOR AOR was October 30, 2018 the next day after the invite. (I no gree wait o, the journey was still a far one and I needed to start..lol) Application Components FBI PCC: I had been in the U.S for more than six months thus was required to submit an FBI PCC. I applied online and paid $18 as the required fee for processing. For completion of the process, a finger print card was to be completed and sent using courier. I printed the card using A4 paper, visited Alagbon police station and had them assist me in taking my prints. I sent the printed card to FBI using DHL. It cost me 18k for the courier (more expensive than the processing fee I had to pay FBI…smh…issalrit). Nigerian PCC: I used the opportunity of doing the FBI PCC to do the Naija PCC. At Alagon Police Staion. The entire process took about an hour thirty minutes and it cost me 6k (U got to shine your eyes, this guys can even collect 20k and behave like its normal) Reference Letter: This was quite easy for me. Of course I adapted the “Whom It May Concern” format (am I a learner?). I explained to my employers that I needed a reference for something entirely different and requested that a particular format be adopted. They asked that I prepare a draft and send to the HR. I did using the CIC format and sent same to them. My reference letter came out that same day from HR signed by the authorized officer of the firm. I was really excited. Digital Photo: I took the digital photo at studio 24 at Awolowo and paid about N2,400 for the hardcopy and soft copy. Travel History: Had traveled to USA, Ireland and Dubai, thus had to scan all pages of my passport with visa stamp, entry and exit stamps. Proof of Fund (POF): For POF, I had saved a reasonable sum, up to 50% of the entire sum required plus extra. I received the remaining 50% from my mother as a gift and had a Gift Deed drafted, executed and notarized. I submitted the following documents as POF: 1. A Summary page of POF: This page contained a breakdown of my POF and the table of attachments in relation to the POF. 2. Reference Letter from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. (GT Bank): Got this in CIC Format at GT Bank , Awolowo branch, Ikoyi, Lagos 3. Letter of Non-Indebtedness from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. (GT Bank) 4. Bank Statement of Account from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. (GT Bank): I printed just four months jare 5. Snap shot from XE currency converter showing Canadian equivalence of available fund. 6. Notarized Gift Deed. 7. Evidence of Transfer of funds to my GT Bank Account from my Mother’s Bank Account in pursuance of the Gift granted. Payments I paid upfront the required sum of about $1040 CAD for the visa, biometrics, RPPF etc . Post AOR After my AOR, the wait started. The then trend was that medicals took 24 to 30 days to pass. Of course thought mine was going to be so fast. In my head I had arranged a powerful application that any VO will easily navigate and grant an approval. However, the ways of CIC are not the ways of men. I gave up and waited for 30 days. On the 29th of November, 2018, I woke up to an email from CIC that medicals have been passed and a Biometrics letter requesting that I go to the VFS centre for Biometrics. I did that on the same day at VFS Lekki on my way to work. I went with my intl. passport, two photocopies of the intl. passport, the Biometric request letter and got Biometrics done. After about 3 to 4 hours, Biometrics got updated on my application platform on the CIC website as complete. A feat achieved, I felt good that things were gradually progressing and taking shape. I believed I was going to get a passport request latest by December, 2018. Really and truly that didn’t happen. I kept checking my application account to see if there are any changes, for where? I started studying trends on Immitracker, Candavisa and Nairaland and started making projections. Well over time I understood that there were just many variables which affected turn around times. Even some people with ghost update, who you would assume will get PPR immediately waited for almost a month. I traveled to my hometown for the Xmas with expectations on the outlook of January 2019. The New Year commenced and the struggle intensified. I couldn’t wait to resign my job. I became irritable by the slightest but I held my peace and always told myself….it’s a matter of time. Fast track to April 3, 2019 I called the CIC and the agent informed that my eligibility was recommended passed and security noted started. All this while, I have always been told over the call that my security and eligibility was yet to start but that my criminality and medical had been passed. After this good news, I just had the feeling that the hour was near. On 8th of April and 11th of April, 2019, I called CIC but my status remained the same since the last update. On the 12th of April, I got to work and randomly decided to check my profile. Gbam, I saw a ghost update…. (Application/profile updated will show but when you enter your dashboard, you see no changes). At this juncture, I knew as per the current trend that my application had been approved, I raised my hands there and then and said a thank you prayer to God. I am sure my colleagues didn’t understand. To satisfy my curiosity, on my way home, I called the CIC and the agent informed me that my file was worked on a day before and that my application was approved . He noted that the Visa Officer will reach out to me shortly on next steps. I smiled and thanked the agent. I knew from my extensive research here on Nairaland that PPR emails were usually sent at the early hours of the morning between 2am and 4am. I slept with one eye open waiting for the email to land. At 2pm, I woke up but no show. I slept back and finally at 2.30pm, I woke up, checked my phone and there was the email….Ready for Visa/Pret pour Visa from CPCO-FinalRequest. My people, this was early Saturday. I just knelt down and began to bless the name of the Lord. (I62 days post AOR) Snapped my passport photo at Studio 24, Lekki Submitted the PPR letter, Intl. passport and passport photo at the VFS center, Freedom way, Lekki on Monday 15, April, 2019. Paid N17, 798 for passport transmission. PPR to COPR It took 2 weeks from PPT submission to have my CIC account updated. It read approved on 30 April and stated the counterfoil number and expiration date of the immigrant visa. I received notification on 1st May, 2019 that the passport had been dispatched from Accra. I then received my visa cover letter via email from Accra on 3 May, 2019 and finally the notification via sms that my processed passport was ready for collection on 6 May, 2019. I picked up the white envelope containing my passport and COPR today being 7 May, 2019. Miscellany Indeed this is a journey for the patient and I can’t thank my Nairaland family enough for the contributions made here. I make bold to say that there is hardly any query one may have that has not been answered in this forum. I read through thoroughly from page 1 of part 6 where I joined. God is indeed faithful and may his name alone be praised. I encourage everyone to be strong whilst praying that your Canadian dreams come to fruition. INDEED IT HAS ENDED IN PRAISE. 113 Likes 17 Shares |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Stencil: 11:32pm On May 07, 2019 |
The sibling has to reside in Canada. jadief: |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by chrisebsy: 11:35pm On May 07, 2019 |
mrhumandelis:pls can you elaborate on the The tbills .if I choose to invest in T- bills, how fast can it be done with the certificate? |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by ladymarshall: 11:38pm On May 07, 2019 |
Congratulations!!! All the best in Canada. Enitan007: |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Stephanie09: 11:39pm On May 07, 2019 |
ObamaInCanada: Congratulations! Canada will favor you ijn 2 Likes |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by Rhems01: 11:47pm On May 07, 2019 |
Topsmamen: Okay, thank you. |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by GozyNA: 11:57pm On May 07, 2019 |
Queencyco: I'll suggest you wait till ICES concludes your evaluation. You can send them a mail though, just to get some reassurance. Graduates of UniPort have been getting their credentials evaluated without issues so I believe that case is peculiar for reasons we don't know. 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by johnnybravo1990: 12:22am On May 08, 2019 |
Concerning the issue of whether uploading ECA is a must, maybe this will throw more light. Just to refresh our minds, I didn't upload my ECA report when I submitted u application; I only uploaded my degree certificate. But as advised by people in this forum, I was to raise a CSE to add my ECA report, and I did all that, not minding that I had filled in my ECA details--ECA certificate number and date of issue of ECA report--when I submitted my application. The CSE was raised for the ECA a week ago. However, I got my Medicals passed and biometrics requested just 2 days after the CSE and even completed my biometrics three days later, even when the CSE had not been attended to. The response for the CSE was just received some hours ago (1 day after my biometrics completion), as seen in the picture below. I think this should once and for all prove wrong the argument that uploading ECA in your application is compulsory to prevent application rejection by virtue of an incomplete application (R10 completeness check). I still maintain that the most important document for your proof of education is your uploaded degree certificate and ECA details being asked of; if ECA upload was vital for a complete application, I wouldn't have gotten Biometrics request. 1 Like
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Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by ladymarshall: 12:31am On May 08, 2019 |
Wow! Thanks for sharing your journey. Congratulations!!! God has indeed made you smile and blessed you. I like your swag o. Explore Toronto in-person for some weeks to decide? Travel round Europe for weeks while awaiting PPR? What manner of money! Unlike some of us, any mistake peren with POF, that's the end! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All the best to your family in Canada. dialinn: 34 Likes |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by ladymarshall: 12:32am On May 08, 2019 |
Prof @ralphrulz your PPR inbox is full o 1 Like |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by ladymarshall: 12:35am On May 08, 2019 |
Usually for PNP, it is required to have ties to the province, of which family is one of them. Ask in the PNP thread. foliat: |
Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 7 by kiari: 12:41am On May 08, 2019 |
asin eehnnn, the lord is our Shepard, we shall not want. ![]() ![]() ![]() ladymarshall: 5 Likes |
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