I was 33 weeks when I landed 2 weeks ago
1. There is no straight flight to Canada, you can always walk around the aircraft to stretch your feet and then when you connect cities. 

2. There are walk-in clinics which give you requistions for tests and referrals to ob/gyn once you get your Alberta health card .

3. That is sufficient and for information purposes only, they'll still redo theirs.

4. It actually depends on you, if you like labels buying here is better but note that you shouldn't buy so much clothes because of seasonal changes. Buying winter clothes here is definitely better . I didnt shop from Nigeria for my baby, I bought and still buying my stuffs here.

All the best

Ethelia:


Congratulations Although I'm still waiting to receive COPR, I've started getting stuff ready since I intend to do a short landing in October, God willing. I'm sure I'll have more questions, but for now;

1. How comfortable was the trip? did you have a straight flight or is it better to take a connecting one so I can rest and stretch my feet between flights?

2. Thinking of landing in Alberta, how easy or stressful was it getting a doctors appointment and Obgyn in such a short period?

3. Are there any particular documents the Obgyn requested for to make the process easier? (I already intend to take all lab and scan results with me)

4. Costs; I've already done some baby shopping seeing as its just a short landing, is it more economical to take the baby stuff I have with me or is it cheaper to just buy there? I'm not very particular about our local food so I don't need to use more than 40% of my baggage allowance for foodstuff.

Thanks a lot

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Me too, landing in Calgary in July and I'm expecting a baby.
Pls help

shadetwins:


Hi vcole and other people with info.
please do have an idea where one can get affordable baby clothes/items. Landing in Calgary soon as a pregnant PR. maybe websites or shopping mall.

Hey People , its PPR!!!!

see below my timelines:
ILETS - 30TH APR '17
REGISTRY MARRIAGE - 31ST AUG '17
ECA (IQAS) - 1ST SEPT '17
ITA - 20TH SEPT '17
AOR - 13TH OCT '17
MP - 27TH OCT '17
NA2- 31ST OCT '17
FTD - 27TH NOV '17
IP2 - 27TH FEB '18
ADR (PP BIO DATA PAGE&HEIGHT/COLOUR) - 17TH MAY '18 ,16:50
PPR - 18TH MAY '18, 9:31am
VO - LONDON
Family of 2-----


God indeed makes things beautiful in His own time, He makes all imperfections perfect.

I was super worried at some point because I am due to have my LO in August and it is my utmost desire to birth him/her in Canada or USA.
Thanks to everyone! All the best.

What exactly do you guys want from people? Complaining here and there about referrals to page 0. If you are not ready to invest your time (by reading and researching) in a life changing opportunity then go and hire a consultant. The other dude said he went through elders' post and saw they were once novice... instead of him to use time to research on his permanent residency journey - Pettiness Redefined.

SESE10:
But you can genuinely reply to the question without referring her to page 0 that will take months to finish.

Congratulations to you!

4Barr:



PPR Mail
PPR mail showed up on March 15 directly in myCIC account. I checked my application EVERYDAY (even on weekends) for the entire 140days post-AOR but the day it came I was away, so I couldn’t check until I got the email alert on my phone. I had thought it was another ADR as both ADR and PPR mails are always titled ‘Request Letter” on the CIC account. My advice for LVO candidates especially, is to get a life and avoid any form of expectation that the PPR is going to come soon. Get busy doing something and don’t plan around the time you will travel because LVO will surely take its time. My expectation was to receive PPR latest in December 2017, but it came Three months later so its best to get busy with something else while waiting. However, without prejudice to the foregoing, no matter how long your application has taken with a visa office, one thing is certain, you will surely get your PPR as long as you meet the requirements, and nothing is misrepresented in your application.

Congratulations GlitteringStar �

GlitteringStar:
Knock! Knock!! Knock!!!

Application Approved!!!

Kindly find below my timeline.

Congratulations dear!!! We Thank God for his faithfulness, congrats.

Congratulations to everyother PPR recipient.

Pamperme:
Guys, PPR is here.....

When the Lord turn the captivity of Zion, we were like they that dreamt.... I will like to give glory to Almighty God for He alone is worthy of all my praise...

When i saw Teatop1234's PPR mail earlier, i was genuinely happy for her and also pray that LVO will give me PPR too. One hour after, my golden mail arrived. On Monday, i told Pampem that i have a good feeling that both of us would get PPR this week and be free from LVO.

I want to sincerely thank all the elders of this forum for their contributions... Honestly, didnt ask any questions throughout this journey because i read and noted down everything that is important.

To my powerful colleague and mentor... @Egariyi, I love you to the moon and back... We will rock Canny together...

Like i said earlier... I will sing KWAM 1 song today... Ileku ayo tota se bawon ti o... Ilu Canada ni won ti si...

My timeline below:

ITA - August 2, 2017
AOR - October 9, 2017
ADR (Travel) - October 26, 2017
MEP - October 27, 2017
IP1- October 27, 2017
NA2 - October 30, 2017
FTD to LVO - November 28, 2017
IP2 - January 30, 2018
RADR changed to NA - February 27, 2018
PPR - March 2, 2018

Thank you all and God bless you

Congratulations on your PPR Sis.

i remember when you were attacked for wanting to "package POF"...... It ended in praise, Thank God!!

JESUSisable:
LONG POST ALERT PLS!
good morning efam, God is faithful and awesome. I will do a proper timeline and thanksgiving post when you confirm it is what I think it is You guys have been too awesome.

Woke up to this mail this morning. please is this PPR mail?

It is your responsibility to ensure that your PR card is still valid when you return from travel outside Canada, and to apply for a new PR card when your current card expires. If your PR card expires, it does not mean you have lost permanent resident status.

Yours sincerely,


Immigration Section

Embassy of Canada

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Good day mamas in the house, please can anyone recommend good hospitals in lekki area for ante natal and obstetrics/gynae services.

thank you.

Congrats sis.

dtush:

Timeline
Decision to migrate Jan 2017
IELTS April 29th
ECA July
ITA First week in August 2017
Sumitted Aug 22 2017
AOR August 28th (devil tried it, but mercy said no)
Med passed Sept 4th
NA 2 Sept 7th
FTD to the dread LVO Oct 24th
IP2 Second week in January 2018
Almighty ADR (official divorce papers, court order granting me custody, tax card, more proof of employment) Feb 1st 2018
Submitted ADR Feb 20th 2018
PPR Feb 21st 2018

Congrats to all PPR and ITA recipients.

We October AOR, London VO are waiting for our turn. By God's grace it is near.

I'm so happy for you. Congratulations ma'am

MRSDA:
Hello everyone,

PPR mail received today. Huge relief.

ITA- July 2017
AOR- Sept 6th
ADR - Sept 19th
MEP- Sept 20th
NA2- Sept 20th
FTD to LVO- October 30th
ADR- Feb 1(passport bio data pages, height and eye colour)
PPR- Feb 5th (my son's birthday)

Wishing everyone the best in their Canada journey.

Thank you

threadstone:


you can use https://www.getgcms.com/

Hello!

how are GCMS notes ordered for non Canadian residents? because from cic's webisite it is for just Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or an individual or corporation currently in Canada.

Congratulations PPR recipients our turn is coming In Jesus' name.

Yes!! That's where I got the concept from at niyi okunbi.....

MRSDA:
Thank you!

Meanwhile your username reminds me of a salon in Lekki....

*running away*

Thank you for this. When I said we should do more reading @redocean took it upon himself.

Truth is that the thread is going like a hula hoop. People have spent so much time summarising and all that yet repeated questions are being asked.

4tunebest:


Now this is becoming repulsively annoying.

Please let's learn to read at least page 0 of this thread and stop continuous repetition of questions that had been answered previously.

I have been a silent reader of this thread, submitted my profile few weeks ago and I never asked any generic question here because all the information I needed from IELTS to ECA, etc, I got, not by asking questions, but by taking time to go through the first 10 pages.

Taking some time to go through the relevant pages is just a tip of the iceberg compared to the tedious journey ahead. If we can't do that, I wonder how we'll have the tenacity to go through the real deal.

Check 2147 but it totally depends on your job description and not title.

canadianxmas:
Anyone with idea of NOC code to use for the position of an IT support officer in a bank ? Though the closest to this seem to be computer hardware engineer; just wanted a second opinion from someone with experience or otherwise.

Okay.

I didn't agree with your thoughts doesn't warrant the bolded.

Boss13:


I think a lot of us here either lack English comprehension or are just too quick to react. I have read advice here that those offering it would not implement themselves.

An applicant submitted POF as Fixed deposit certificate and in the case LVO requires further proof, he/she resubmit the same POF as Tbills certificate, would that not raise suspicion? In case, you lack some English comprehension, suspicion does not literally mean rejection but doubts, which can necessarily be cleared by proper explanation.

To the affected person, please hold one a little bit. Immediately you get you PPR, nobody can ask you nothing again. You can utilize your money the way you want. When someone advises you to do this; ask them if they would do the same.

PS - Proof of fund is documentary evidence of availability and ownership of fund and when the documents previously submitted changes - it should raise suspicion.

I disagree with you.

What do you mean by raising suspicion? It's her money and she can 'invest' in whatever she wants as long as it is still available. Problem is that we have misunderstood the meaning of "proof of funds" . It basically means you have money to sustain you till you get a job as a new immigrant - they don't want people borrowing money and being stranded when they relocate and all the wahala that comes with not having money to fend yourselve and family (including stealing lol)

Boss13:


Fixed deposit should earn you interest. To address your concern, leave the money in the nature and form in which you submitted proof. Changing it to Tbills and LVO requesting for further proof may raise suspicion.

Hang in there. It’s possible you are yet to reach the average minimum of 6 months. LVO will respond and they do usually within the average of 2 - 3 months after they receive your application.

Oh My!! This is scary. What if the PA has never had any UK visa nor refusal just the spouse that has had a UK visa?

Pls anyone in the house with a UK visa that had his/her application in a visa office other than London?

esosa4real:


It's not like it's a confirmed theory , we have just discovered that majority of people with uk history, wether they got the visa or not most times get LVO.


Better you submit schedule A upfront. It's sometimes not requested even with history of past visa refusals. It depends on officer reviewing your file.

Let me give u real case scenarios.
I and my Bestie did dis cana waka together.
We both had uk refusals in the past...


Me- I had one uk visit visa + one refusal + us refusal + recent us visa --- i got london vo + schedule A adr
My friend - He also got uk refusal twice but no uk visa ....he also got london vo but surprisingly no Schedule A adr.


So it depends, no one know the exact rules, people sha sometimes observe a trend which is also not definite everytime.

Congratulations.

Kontagious:
Hello Great Fellas,

I feel like typing in capitals, I can’t keep calm, it’s PPR!!!

Timeline below;

ECA: 15/08/17
IELTS: 22/09/17
ITA: 04/10/17
AOR: 07/10/17
Med Passed: 21/10/17
IP1: 21/10/17
NA2: 27/10/17
IP2: 28/10/17
PPR: 01/11/17

Will be back with a long post!

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Wow!!!

Congratulations dear, I've been looking forward to this. God is good.

sleekysilk:
It's PPR guys! Woke up to the golden email.

ITA sept 20th (team #433)
AOR sept 25th
Med pass Oct 6th
IP1 Oct 6th
NA2 Oct 13th
IP2 Oct 20th
PPR Oct 25th

I bless God and thank all you my e-family.

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If you visit the recommended website/resources for the exam - ieltsliz.com , ieltsbuddy.com etc- you will know all about the exam.

Saintp:


What device are they going to play the audio from? For the reading, will they give a question paper containing the passages or will you have to read from a device?
Please can you explain how the exam is administered. Thanks

I wish we can do more reading.

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