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Thanks so much.
Yes, I have earlier check through PNP. The problem is they all required ties to those provinces. I have a brothers in Canada but not in those provinces.
Is there any hope without a tie to certain province?


Okay, I'll be a bit blunt though. Your age and Marital Status would drastically reduce ur CRS despite having years of experience and having multiple degrees. Your Spouse on the other hand is in the "catchment" age but has a small experience quotient and limited number of degrees. My advice is, play with the CRS calculator. You can simulate scores for both your self and wife in multiple ways as you deem fit. Since you are in the tech industry, u may get nominated for PNP too. Infact that would really guarantee you an ITA. You'll still need to do alot of personal research to guide u. However, if you calmly read through this thread, you will understand in no time.[/quote]

finestiyke:
1. Good morning all. Please when I opened my express entry account, I got a notification to register with Job bank which I never did. The one month period to do this has expired.

Please can not registering in the job bank cause one to get a rejection in his express entry application.

2. Another question I have is about the Proof of funds, I don't have the required funds but want to borrow the funds, put in a relative's account and get a gif deed from her.

The relative I want to use is my sister we have same surname, my parents are late so I can't use them. For the gift deed, is getting a gift deed from a sister acceptable? What other options do I have if I want to create a proof of funds using borrowed funds.

Thanks and God bless

For the job bank part its possible, just go to job bank on cic website, I mistakenly did it about 4 years ago without even knowing what express entry is, I have been receiving mails ever since..lol

finestiyke:
1. Good morning all. Please when I opened my express entry account, I got a notification to register with Job bank which I never did. The one month period to do this has expired.

Thanks and God bless

1. No, it has no impact on your application.

2. This is a total NO NO as it is clearly stated on their website.

I ll also suggest this type of question should be avoided on this forum so as not to cause problems for people that genuinely get gift deed without borrowing. Before IRCC decide to change gift deed process for Nigerians

stingyco:
Good morning all,

I am new here and have a few questions.

As a 34 year old primary applicant with over 6 years work experience married to a 35 year old with sufficient work experience as well, what scores do we need to work towards in our IELTS to enable us get a good ranking?

Would really appreciate your advice.

play around with the CRS calculator using multiple scores, you will arrive at the preferred score

Vincentosa:


Thanks so much.
Yes, I have earlier check through PNP. The problem is they all required ties to those provinces. I have a brothers in Canada but not in those provinces.
Is there any hope without a tie to certain province?

Some provinces only need you to be in the pool with sufficient scores for you to get an invitation. Few weeks back, on this thread some people got invitations for PNP. Try to invest alot of time in reading as you will have many more questions and some questions MAY not be answered here because they have been over flogged.

bozz007:


play around with the CRS calculator using multiple scores, you will arrive at the preferred score

Thanks a lot.

Eniolakate:
Good people,
I would like to request for a reference letter from my previous employer while I await an ITA. I was told that it could take months to get them to sign the letter.


And again, will the letter be valid irrespective of the date it carries since I no longer work there? For example, if the letter is dated today and ITA comes next month..

It doesn't matter the date it was given to you as long as they can eventually confirm you worked there when contacted by CIC.

Use the address below or To whom it may concern.
Immigrations, Refugees and Canada
Centralized Intake Office
Sydney,
Nova Scotia

Congrats to you...sometimes it's best to follow up because they drag their feet a lot.

Btari:
Hello guys, good evening
I have been a member of the silent readers association for a while now but something happened today and I decided to share to be an inspiration to someone else.
I was reading through this thread this morning and saw this post by @populargingo on MOD DIP IELTS remarking.

I couldn't contain my joy when I checked my mail at about 5:30pm today and saw an email informing me to fill out an attached form for my refund. I immediately checked online and my results came out as LRWS 8.5, 7, 7, 7.5.
The essence of this post is to inspire someone, don't hesitate to go for re-evaluation if you are sure of yourself
A big thank you to everyone on this thread for their immense contribution. You really don't know what you do for us.

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Hello my people. Please I need help especially from those who have done their medicals.
My question is it possible for a pregnant woman to do her medicals or she has to wait till after delivery.?

I think you can do medicals but you have to notify them that you are pregnant.

Nukkiz:
Hello my people. Please I need help especially from those who have done their medicals.
My question is it possible for a pregnant woman to do her medicals or she has to wait till after delivery.?

Thank you so much

PopularGingo:


It doesn't matter the date it was given to you as long as they can eventually confirm you worked there when contacted by CIC.

Use the address below or To whom it may concern.
Immigrations, Refugees and Canada
Centralized Intake Office
Sydney,
Nova Scotia

nomad26:
After over 7 months (AOR: 28/01/19), PPR has finally dropped!!! Glory be to God!
I will come back and share the full gist, I hope you people like to read novel sha

My people, I am back with the full PPR gist…Warning: very long read ahead o

TL;DR:
Decision to carry our kaya to Canada: Aug 2018
Partner IELTS: 27th Oct 2018 (L8.5 R9 W7 S7.5)
IELTS: 13th Dec 2018 (L9 R9 W6.5 S7.5)  EOR: 3rd Jan 2019 (L9 R9 W7 S8.5)
ECA: 10th December 2018 (ICES - 12 weeks in total)
Partner ECA: 4th Jan 2019 (ICES - 16 weeks in total)
ITA: 9th Jan 2019 (Stream: FSW-Outland, NOC: 2145, CRS: 459)
AOR: 28th Jan 2019
MEP/BIL: 13th Feb 2019
Biometrics completed: 14th Feb 2019
Called IRCC for update: 08th May 2019 (agent could not provide update because file was transferred to London VO)
RPRF: 08th May 2019 (I got tired of waiting and paid RPRF, hoping it would kick-start progress on file, I don't think it worked)
GCMS requested: 14th May 2019
GCMS received: 14th June 2019 (Criminality passed, Info Sharing complete, Eligibility & Security not started)
Emailed Ralph: 30th July 2019 (he replied within 5 hours - Criminality, Eligibility & Security passed, awaiting final review and decision)
Ghost Update: 31th July 2019 (Emailed London VO same day to find out if my application had been approved, no response received)
Called CIC: 09th Aug 2019 (no change, same update as Ralph)
Sent CSE to London VO: 14th Aug 2019 (Told them our medicals will expire in Nov and pleaded for quick approval, as usual no response received)
PPR: 30th Aug 2019
AOR to PPR: 7 months + 2 days
Passports sent to London VFS by post: 30th Aug 2019
Passports received at VFS: 3rd Sep 2019 (took a while for delivery because of weekend and public holiday)
Delivery to London High Commission: 3rd Sep 2019 (same day)
COPR Approval: 4th Sep 2019 (online account was updated)
Passport Return to VFS: 5th Sep 2019
Passport + COPR delivery: 6th Sep 2019
PPR to COPR: Exactly one calendar week

Decision to travel: August 2018. Why? Short answer: Marriage and Work. Long answer: I’ve lived and worked in a few countries and after I got married, the nomadic lifestyle became less appealing. My partner and I dream to have a permanent home somewhere that is not in Nigeria and that we wouldn’t worry about visa restrictions. Added to that, I had a nightmare of a colleague who has been a thorn in the flesh since I started working in the UK and this has really affected my mental health. I’ve been tempted to quit several times but didn’t because that would mean leaving a sane country where most things work and moving to the jungle called Nigeria. So that’s how we decided to start our Canadian PR journey!
ECA:
We used ICES for our degree evaluations, and it was just a nightmare! At that time, estimated completion time was 4 weeks, which was why we chose ICES but ours ended up taking 12 and 16 weeks respectively. Full gist of what happened here: https://www.nairaland.com/4843199/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/136#73513974
IELTS:
The plan was to use a previous IELTS result that I used for my UK work visa (L9 R9 W7.5 S7.5). We were hoping to enter the pool and receive ITA before it expires. Alas, my village people were busy laughing at me. ICES took such a long time to complete ECA and my result expired during that time . I was disappointed but no shaking, my eyes were still on the main goal. I registered for another exam on 1st Dec 2018 and the result was disappointing, I had 6.5 in writing. I applied for EOR for both speaking and writing. God being so good, my writing was changed to 7. Full gist here: https://www.nairaland.com/4843199/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/295#74478112 My partner aced his own test first time though.
What we submitted for the Education Section:
1. IELTS Result
2. ECA
3. Degree certifications (B.Sc & M.Sc)
PCC:
My partner submitted for 2 countries (Nigeria & UK) while I submitted for 4 countries (Nigeria, UK and two others). I did our Nigeria PCC while on a work trip in Lagos and it cost N15k for both of us (I had not discovered Inspector Moshood at that time and the thing pain me sha). One thing to point out is that our Nigerian PCC had expired as at the time we submitted our application but still met IRCC requirements as mentioned here: https://www.nairaland.com/5187408/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/530#81679737
UK PCC was requested online and arrived within a week. The other two countries were not easy. For one of them, I had to travel to another city to request for it while the other one, they don’t even have embassy sef, so I reached out to a colleague who was still working there and he was kind enough to help process it.
I was a bit worried that our application might end up in extended security screening because of the two other countries (they both have questionable reputation) but thankfully it didn't.
POF:
The initial plan was to use a cash fund that I have with my employer for POF (it was more than enough). It’s similar to what Indians call Provident Fund and it is payable in cash when I leave the company. My partner no gree o, he said we should also add cash just in case so we combined funds into our joint savings account. We only had the money in the account for 3 months prior to submission date so we didn’t keep it for 6 months which is absolutely not necessary as per IRCC rules.
What we submitted for POF:
1. LOE with list of documents attached, exchange rate used (bankofcanada.ca) and a table highlighted how much is in each account (joint account + cash fund)
2. Letter from our bank (not in CIC format, it did not have average balance or account opening date)
3. 6 months bank statement signed and stamped
4. Letter from my employer’s cash fund administrators stating total amount of money in the cash fund and when it will be available to me.
Work Reference:
Since I was the PA, we left my partner's work history section blank and instead included his work experience under the personal history section. This saved us the wahala of running around for his own work reference letter because he had changed jobs a lot.
For me, I've worked for my employer in a few countries with different job titles, all of which thankfully fall under the same NOC. I also took one year personal leave from work at some point. So I split my work history the same way it was written in my work reference letter:
Role 1 - country x from xx to yy date
Role 2 - country y from xx to yy date...etc
This meant that I had more than one upload section (one for each role). No wahala, I just uploaded the same pdf in each placeholder.
My HR Department also refused to include job description/roles and responsibilities (R&R), although they included my salary for each job title.
What we submitted in each employment placeholder:
1. LOE explaining that my employer did not provide job description/R&R in the letter and I also explained the acronyms used in the letter.
2. Work reference letter
3. Email from HR stating that they can't include job description/R&R
4. Screenshot from the company's internal website showing my R&R, it’s like my personal career page and it has my picture and details about my job.
5. Last 3 promotion letters
Note: I requested for my work reference letter before creating my Express entry profile, because I wanted to ensure consistency in the dates and job titles. So by the time I finally submitted my application (AOR), my work reference was 3 months old and I submitted it like that.
Medical: My partner had his done in the UK (cost £300 ~ N135K ouch!). Luckily, I was on a work trip in Lagos so got mine done at IOM for roughly N42K.

Waiting Period:
This was hellish, I was constantly checking my profile. I also set up tent with coke and popcorn on canadavisa and nairaland threads. Instead of helping, it was increasing my anxiety so tey I no fit sleep. I needed a distraction so I bit the bullet and registered for PMP since my manager had kukuma been pushing me to do it. So for 3 months, I was completely focused on preparing for the PMP exam, thankfully I passed! Then I resumed my unpaid job on canadavisa and nairaland lol. I also joined the Jan AOR group for support (best.family.ever!)

Fast forward to when our application clocked 7 months, I was so down and frustrated. Not knowing that two days later, I would receive a 'do-not-reply' email that my application has been updated and I would log in to find passport request letter sitting there jejely. God is great!!

We sent off our passports to VFS in London and included special delivery return envelope (cost £7) instead of paying for VFS courier service which would have cost £20
I also sent an email to London VO requesting for COPR validity until January 2020 because our medicals expire in November and we weren’t sure we would have enough time to land. As usual, they never responded. We got our passports back today and surprise surprise, COPR validity is April 2020!! So the email seemed to have worked
So finally, this journey has come to a successful end. Big shout-out to my Jan AOR peeps who were super encouraging and everyone on this thread who took out time to answer my questions or provide reassurance. God bless you all! I pray everyone on his journey will rejoice like this too soon. Cheers!

Goodday fam,
I'd like to know if one receives a gift deed in naira, say: 3.6 million naira. Can one convert it to usd and move it to a newly opened domiciliary account in same bank or it's better to leave it as recieved (in naira)?

Congrats.

nomad26:


My people, I am back with the full PPR gist... I pray everyone on his journey will rejoice like this too soon. Cheers!

nomad26:


My people, I am back with the full PPR gist…Warning: very long read ahead o

Congratulations see you in our new country.

E family, SOS please. I want to send mine and hubby's certificates for WES evaluation. Hubby has PHD all in Nigeria I wanted to add the WAEC one it refused to open the Institution type drop down menu. i filled all others and submitted it refused to and was still asking me to select type of institution meanwhile it is not opening. i have closed it and opened again and also changed browser, same thing. Mine did not have issue cos i dont have a PHD and so it took the 3 certificates. please help out.

PopularGingo:
I think you can do medicals but you have to notify them that you are pregnant.

OK, thanks

You may try clearing your cache

littledarline:
E family, SOS please. I want to send mine and hubby's certificates for WES evaluation. Hubby has PHD all in Nigeria I wanted to add the WAEC one it refused to open the Institution type drop down menu. i filled all others and submitted it refused to and was still asking me to select type of institution meanwhile it is not opening. i have closed it and opened again and also changed browser, same thing. Mine did not have issue cos i dont have a PHD and so it took the 3 certificates. please help out.

Congratulations

nomad26:


My people, I am back with the full PPR gist…Warning: very long read ahead o

Pleas guys I need your help in analysing this
My sister would like to start her canny waka, it would be better she is d PA because she is 28,with more work experience. She has a Bsc in accounting and is ICAN certified(aca)
Can she evaluate both Bsc and d ICAN?
Does she need to get more certificates?

Violetdaisy:
Pleas guys I need your help in analysing this
My sister would like to start her canny waka, it would be better she is d PA because she is 28,with more work experience. She has a Bsc in accounting and is ICAN certified(aca)
Can she evaluate both Bsc and d ICAN?
Does she need to get more certificates?

ICAN is not acceptable except she has AAT/ATS or any other cert

justwise, please you need to do some cleaning

tekay:
Goodday fam,
I'd like to know if one receives a gift deed in naira, say: 3.6 million naira. Can one convert it to usd and move it to a newly opened domiciliary account in same bank or it's better to leave it as recieved (in naira)?

you can use any currency, as long as it's up to the required amount

thanks a lot. I have done it.

NeneSisi:
You may try clearing your cache

Thanks. Your response also provided clarification

LecturerIFE:


I had responded to your query on the belief that your PCC is originally in black and white. Good that you got the right guidance from others.

Nukkiz:
Hello my people. Please I need help especially from those who have done their medicals.
My question is it possible for a pregnant woman to do her medicals or she has to wait till after delivery.?

yes you can, however do not forget to notify them

Congratulations! May Canada favour you.

Torkwase1:
PPR IS HERE!!!

LONG, LONG PPR GIST.

This journey started in February 2018. A friend who's in Canada introduced Express Entry to me, tried to convince me to give it a try. He sent me the NOC and WES links. I had always toyed with the idea of leaving Nigeria, but I wasn't really ready, so I didn't do anything immediately.

I just changed the device and browser and it worked. Thanks for your prompt reply. Please, should I choose standard shipping of the WES evaluation report?

rfor

NeneSisi:
You may try clearing your cache

Violetdaisy:


Yes you can. My husband and I received a gift deed from my mother in law, my hubby was d PA. The money was sent to my account, I made the transfer to his account (with the money we already had). We submitted the gift deed saying that my mother in law was giving us the money(both our names stated) and we could use it as we pleased. We also submitted my bank statement highlighting the monies I transferred to hubby and also a letter explaining the finances
We got our ppr in july
I hope this helps

Thank you

Good afternoon sis
Did u get any update from Accra VO before the end of the 37days. Mine is now 48 days remaining and the silence is getting at me already. Accra VO also.

Folafikemi:
Good day my wonderful people.

I really need your advice as regarding my application. This silence is really getting at me. I only have 37day left on my application deadline. My VO is Accra, all ADRs been submitted and all seems good but no ghost update and no mails since. August 12 is the deadline. Help me pray o.

Am beginning to loose concentration in my office and all doesn't seem fine by me cos of this PPR mail wey never drop. @LadyMarshall and other pls help me with what to do to get a response from CIC

Massive congrats to you and yours, may Canada favor you and fam.

nomad26:


My people, I am back with the full PPR gist…Warning: very long read ahead o