Hi guys,

I'm not sure who might need this but these guys helped me and my family settle down in Calgary. They literally handled everything from booking our flights, picking us up from the airport and making sure there was a hot Nigerian meal waiting for us in the apartment they helped us secure. Especially in these covid times, we need all the help we can get. Hope someone finds it useful.

Maritee:

The full version of my PR Story!!!

On 15th of August, 2019, I woke to the 'Ready for Visa Mail' and was so overjoyed, grateful and full of thanks to God, coz if not for him on my side, this journey would have been fruitless. And so I would like to first give a big shout out to the Almighty for everything he has done for me thus far, Thank You Jesus!!!

Now, the story in detail

Congratulations!

olabellruk:
Congratulations.

This story made me cry o as I can relate with it. May the land favour you and yours.

May God's favour find us all at every point that we are at.

Once again congratulations and start preparing for our Canadian baby.

Thank you so much! Amen. I'm prepping o. Counting down already. ,���

Sandydav:
How the lesbians got PPR��
TIMELINE:
IELTS(ONCE) LSWR 8.5, 8, 7, 7.5
Spouse 3rd Attempt 8777(PA)
Spouse ECA: WES- Applied in May received July- B.A and CIPM
CSR: 454
ITA: 22nd Aug 2018
AOR: 5th Sept 2018
Med passed/Biometrics request: 28th September
Biometrics Completed: 28th September
ADR: Nov27th RPRF and Authorization to travel for dependent child.

Wow! Your story is intriguing. Congratulations!!!

Chriswazo:


Amen to your prayers, Wow! What a journey! God bless you in Canada.
Congrats.

Amen. Thank you so much.

Canadagirl20:
I read this admits tears and smiles! It ended in praise!! But your brother sef

Lol. He said congrats later on. He just didn't understand the tears �

Hi Fam!

Silent reader mode deactivated. It’s COPR!!

I’d like to thank everyone who’s poured of themselves into this forum. God first- He’s too much! and in no particular order- Newmum, Ifeoma and joo2018, godisincontrol. twetey, 40manlappy You guys really helped me. God will always show up for you guys.


IELTS 1 – January 20, 2018
IELTS 2- November 10, 2018
WES – October 30, 2018
ITA – December 19, 2018(Cut-off 439, CRS 440)
MEDS - JAN 29, 2019
AOR – February 14, 2019
MEP – APRIL 2, 2019
BIL – APRIL 3, 2019
PPR – July 15, 2019
VO – Ottawa
COPR-August 15, 2019

Typed up most of this on the 14th of February in faith.


ECA:
This was a hurdle that started in May, 2017 and took 6 months to cross. I first registered in May 2017 but then the sins of my father almost wrecked my destiny. Let’s just say he registered me in high school with the wrong year of birth and I had to live with that lie throughout my Uni years too. Fortunately for me, I decided to get back on the right track and claimed my real age. Now, the catch, passport and original birth certificate both had same dates, while transcript had another. Uni refused to change the year obviously so I went back home dejected and gave up on the Canadian dream. A year later my friend advised me to send both my passport, birth certificate and a sworn affidavit declaring my age. I was skeptical but I gave it a shot. I used ETXNG and it was the worst decision ever. Between them and Wes, my assessment took 6 months from May to October! Luckily for me WES quoted my real age on my ECA. Phase 1 complete


IELTS:
Now, because of my age discrepancy and no ECA, we tried to make hubby the primary applicant, but as age no dey him side, we were on 436 for the longest time. January 2018, we lost 5 points and I thought to myself, game over. Between hubby and I, we wrote IELTS 4 times- 3 times with BC and 1ce with MOD.
My first attempt was to boost hubby’s scores as he was initially the primary applicant, the second time was after my ECA was done and I thought I’d give it another shot. Thankfully it paid off because IELTS WAS WRITTEN IN NOVEMBER and ITA was gotten by a stroke of luck in December CRS was 440.

L= 8, R = 7., S = 7.5, W = 7 My 1st attempt BC

L= 9, R = 7.5, S = 7.5, W = 7.5 My 2nd attempt. MOD


I used ieltsliz for the second attempt




ITA:
As soon as the ECA was done, I jumped into the pool with 440. I was hoping that by mid 2019 it should have dropped from the high 450s na. Thank God for God ITA landed Dec 19, early Christmas present. Cut off was 439, my husband keeps saying it dropped for my sake.



POF:
Before I got ITA, I had already gotten 70% of my POF sitting in an account for over 6months. The remaining money came in from my husband. It was actually a messy situation because there was a lot of liquidation and transfers between my accounts. I got letters from 2 banks and presented statements for 3 accounts with the relevant transactions highlighted.

I didn’t get a letter of non-indebtedness. Thank God it wasn’t requested.


Studio 24 and PCC:
Both were done on the same day we paid 10k in Lagos for both hubby and I.


REF LETTERS:
I got one reference letter from the bank where I worked for a little over 3 years. I submitted just the letter. Nothing else.
I was so worried about my job description matching my selected NOC because I worked in Funds Transfer and whichever I tried to spin it, it just wasn’t gelling with NOC 1114. In fact, I had foolishly chosen 6235 PRE-ITA and had to change it to 1114 POST ITA after reading up on this forum. I still wasn’t convinced but I backed it up with prayers. Wetin, I for do?


AOR:
I submitted on the 14th of February, I was somehow convinced that the love in the air would somehow work in my favor. I attached an LOE explaining why I changed my NOC, why my POF was in separate accounts and my UK visa refusal. I labelled each document by name of applicant and name of document e.g. SHARON ADEMIDE MARTINS_BIRTH CERTIFICATE. All fees were paid upfront


The WAIT:
The first 4 weeks post AOR were very challenging. I used to check my profile daily, I was totally consumed with worry. I registered on Immitracker and visited Canadavisa Forum daily. First, I really just wanted to pass medicals, at least that would show some kind of progress on my account. It took 47days to get the meds passed notification and Biometrics request. Progress at last! Or so I thought. I didn’t hear pim from them after that, April, May, June, I was losing my mind. My brain was literally hurting from all the tension and worry. I requested for GCMS notes from GCMSBuddy after 100 days, which was the 4th of June. I sent them an “how far” mail on the 10th of July, got my notes the very next day. Lo and behold, I was flabbergasted by what I saw, nothing! Just Medicals and criminality passed. Eligibility and the rest not started, ha, so there’s still a chance I could get refused It hadn’t even reached the desk of the reviewing officer, I was deflated. The only new info I got was that my VO was Ottawa. I begged God to give my daughter PPR for her birthday present (birthday, 19th of July) Meanwhile I had forgotten that I also raised a CSE earlier on the 5th of July asking for my VO and status of my application. I got a mail CE CSC Do not reply on the 15th of July around 6pm. I almost fainted, I swear, I thought it was IRCC sending me my rejection letter, I was shaking as I opened the mail, see relief as I realized it was a reply to my CSE- “Your application is currently being processed at the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Since it was received on February 14, 2019, it is still within regular processing times”. I was like kilo fa rubbish na! Something told me to log in to my CIC profile and I was shocked to see Application/Profile Updated. Sharperly, I checked and nothing had changed. Ghost update? I was like well, someone finally picked up my file! I called my friend and she was like don’t worry, someone has remembered you. I was about to go to bed around 11pm on the same 15th and wanted to check up on my husband as he was out of the country briefly. That’s how I saw the new email notification on my Gmail, swiped down and saw CPCO-Final Request, what’s this again? I opened it and saw Ready for Visa as the subject, continued reading and saw YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA(S) APPEAR(S) READY TO BE ISSUED. Me and my 4month pregnant belly fell to the floor and started crying. I couldn’t believe it was over. My 4yr old daughter ran to get my brother because she was scared, all I could say was, Canada. My brother thought we had been refused because why else would I be crying. I told him no, approved. He just hissed and walked out. Lol. I called my husband and he too was scared because the tears were still falling. I told him the wait was finally over. I couldn’t sleep that night, I was afraid that if I slept, I would wake up and find out it was all a dream. My fitness band recorded only 2hrs of sleep. I can’t explain the joy that comes with the golden email. I can only pray that all of you waiting for it will receive it speedily in Jesus name., I don’t care what anyone says, PRAYER helps.
It’s hard not to worry, even with the knowledge that worrying won’t change a thing. Don’t fret and don’t give up. Keep a positive mindset at all times. Do exactly what you’ve been instructed to do, be very clear and concise in your application. Avoid discrepancies and oversabi.

It ended in praise.

Ifeoma77:
Woke up to THE mail today
It's PPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had to come out of hiding! Congratulations!!!! So happy for you. Sooooo happy!

I'm interested in taking a 2bedroom off someone's hands in Ikeja please.

sisisioge:
For those relocating in Ikeja, Lagos, please let me take your house/rent off your hands. 1, 2, 3 bedrooms just fine. Mention me to deal...thanks.

Which NOCs are you considering? And what's your JD?

chydon:
Hello all, I work in a bank as funds transfer officer at some point and now as a customer service officer. What is the best NOC to use under skill type 0,A or B. All work experience exceeds one year.

Godisincontrol:


Go with 1114.

Okay. Thank you for your response.

topeolu1:
Hi, what do you do?

A Relationship Officer or Operations staff. Having similar confusion too......

Operations. I worked in Funds transfer unit for 3 years but I wasn't a supervisor. I was an Executive Trainee for the period.

Good evening. Please I need help clarifying my NOC code, it's so confusing. I'd appreciate it if anyone could point me in the right direction. I filled the wrong NOC pre-ita, I need to get it right this time before I submit. My JD is below: I have seen 1212, 0122 and 1114 I can't seem to narrow it down.

· Resolve customer complaints and enquiries in a timely fashion within the stipulated turnaround time to customers’ satisfaction.

· Process outbound and inbound foreign currency remittances on the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) platform.

· Issuance of foreign currency drafts.

· Foreign cheques processing and payment

· Review records of daily transactions on customer accounts to ensure compliance with internal guidelines and regulatory standards during processing.

· Regulatory reporting: Daily, weekly and monthly reports on qualifying transactions to financial activity monitoring agencies.

· Train new staff on the use of banking applications, prioritization and time management skills.

· Ensure appropriate documentation and filing of transaction records.

· Cross-sell the bank’s products and facilitate banking relationships (new individual and corporate accounts), mobilize deposits and promote the use of electronic banking platforms.

· Negotiate and effect interbank foreign currency swap arrangements.

Thank you in advance.

Hi guys. I've been a silent reader for a while now. I'm currently at 440 with a LRWS 9,7.5,7.5,7.5 I'm worried draws will not drop to the 440 range anymore with the high numbers that dive in the pool daily. Should I ask for a remark in Reading? I might get lucky and get 443 if it comes back with an upgrade. 46k is a lotta money to gamble away...