Adewakeup1:
@twaintoy & Zandora,
Thanks for your earlier response, pls I am a Federal civil servant with 10 yrs experience, I have HND in computer science and no certification, although I'm seriously considering some now. My question is on POF, Can I use an account that is not my salary account because my salary is small, less than 100k, and loan deduction also reduce my net pay seriously. So what I'm thinking of is can I start running another account from now till like six months or I can use my current salary account and try and service it a little.
Many thanks in anticipation of your kind view and advise.

My 2 cents - don't open a new account because remember you'll be asked to provide the start date of your account and you don't want to raise any suspicions eg giving them room to suspect that you've taken a loan. Instead, add funds to your salary account and then wait till d 6 months.

Using your salary account will further strengthen the fact that you're employed especially if that's the work experience you intend using.

Etfash:


Great ambition there. But you will need at least 2 years to qualify for any of the programmes you listed above.
However, you can run a postgraduate study over there in Canada if you have sponsor(s). Studying there gives you an edge eventually
So, i will advise you as follows:
1) Face your first degree and graduate with the best grade you possibly can.
2) Even though i know it's good to be open minded, when you desire something, it is always better to pursue it with all you've got. So, while studying, settle it within yourself that you will be studying for your PG degree in Canada.
3) After submitting your project(s), begin to gather information and documents that you might need. For instance, International Passport, the area you would like to specialize,what schools are best, yet cost effective, in that area of study, how much can you afford, who will sponsor you, what other information do you need, where to get them etc.
4) Look out for Canadian study threads on Nairaland; it will be of great help to you.

Cheers!

Naaaa he doesn't need at least 2 years, he needs to have a minimum of 1 year work experience in a skilled job to qualify.

Kemi22:

My International passport is in my maiden name and i want to emmigrate with my husband and daughter. Can i still use that passport?

Are your educational qualifications in your maiden name? Is your bank statement in your maiden name? Have you legally changed your name i.e do you currently bear your maiden name and haven't changed your name to that of your husband's? If you answered no to either of these questions then you should get a new passport in your married name.

Adewakeup1:
Hello House,

I will like to commend the moderators of this thread especially Zandora, your contributions are very helpful.
Please when i decided to start processing my Canada immigration, i was thinking of emplying the service of a lawyer like Abram Kochak or Cohen but as im following this thread, the whole thing have been demystified.
Please my question is do you guys recommend the use of a lawyer or someone can follow through on his or her own.

Thanks so much for your contributions guys. you are helping a lot of people.

You're better of doing it yourself to be honest. It isn't difficult, just get all the requested documents and you're good to go.

ramsol00:
Hello good people,

Please on certificate verification,

1. Can my school scan my transcript to WES by E-mail or is it strictly in form of physical documment? If yes, how will the school indicate my WES ref no?

2. Do I need the hard copy of the evaluation or just soft copy is enough for the purpose of EE registration

3. is there any time lag between the time I send copy of my certificate to WES and the time my school send my transcript to WES


Please I need reply to these questions from wonderful people in here.

Thank you for your usual cooperation and assistance. God bless you.

Regards

1) No scans, only hard copy which must be sealed

2) When you've been invited and it's time for you to apply you don't need your transcript only a scanned copy of your degree certificate

3) No. Submit your certificate whenever it's ready while your school should submit your transcript whenever it's ready. As soon as WES has received all your documents they'll start with the evaluation

Etfash:


Any would do. But sometimes, while applying for some PNPs, you may be required to provide information that you can only get from applying for the FSW through the new Express Entry scheme.

My advise: both of you (you and your husband) should write the IELTS and ace it, then evaluate your academic credentials with CIC accredited institutions ( i will recommend WES). Then you apply as the Principal applicant, if your Master's degree is equated to a Canadian Master's. If not, let your husband be the principal applicant because of his years of experience and the likelihood that he might be the one to provide the Proof of Fund.

You can apply for any PNP after you have successfully entered the EE pool. Some PNP requires that the POF be provided only by the Principal applicant. So, put that into cognizance whatever you do.

The required fund for 3 people is around CAD$18,260.00 or so.

you can check Shyee's post on page 282 of the previous thread for the links.

Regards.

I also put the links on page 1 of this forum.

chubbiest:
Hello all,

Please I need advice. My husband had earlier applied for the SINP. He uploaded some documents and sent some via post as adviced when he put a call thru to them. He then received a mail from them after 4 months sayi incomplete documents. He replied them saying he uploaded some and sent some via post which they received and acknowledged. Now the status on his application shows 'returned'. Do we reapply since the SINP has opened? And do we have to cancel the current profile?

If the status shows returned then you should reapply.

bissiejoe:
@Jesustheway,
Where can i get the following federal forms as it was my inability to get them that made me not to submit application for SINP the last time. your assistance would be appreciated.

IMM0008: Generic Application Form
IMM5562: Supplementary information:Your travels

i tried downloading from both cic and sk website but getting error message and the forms are part of the requirements to submit application

You download them from the CIC website. You'll have to download the latest Adobe Flash player first before you can open the documents.

zigalo:
You have to register for EE first and if successful you'll be sent an email with an attached pdf document which will contain your job seekers validation code and EE no. Click on the link provided on the pdf, this will take you directly to the job bank site where you won't be asked to provide any SIN. You'll only be asked to fill your code and no.


Hello Zandora,

Thank you for the response much appreciated.

I have registered for EE and I got a confirmation email but did not get any pdf attachement.

When I log into my EE profile, it indicates that Job Bank Registration is pending with no link to proceed.

"Express Entry profile received - Next Steps - JobBank - October-21-2015 04:36:02 p.m. EDT"

Kindly advise how to proceed pls.

Then deactivate that profile and create another one. Sometimes this happens, it's just a glitch in their system.

zigalo:
Dear Zandora or anyone in the house, kindly assist.

How do I link my Job bank profile to your EE profile and during Job Bank registration what am I suppose to fill in the social insurance number since I don't have one

You have to register for EE first and if successful you'll be sent an email with an attached pdf document which will contain your job seekers validation code and EE no. Click on the link provided on the pdf, this will take you directly to the job bank site where you won't be asked to provide any SIN. You'll only be asked to fill your code and no.

emmanuel07:
Dear Zandora or any one in the house assist with this concern; My wife is the principal applicant for the Saskatchwen PNP however one of the requirements that she provide reference letter from her company HR but the problem now is that the company she worked for the past 8years has just gone redundant and paid off all staff, presently she is not working. how do we provide the letter in this case. pls your urgent input is needed. thank youuuu.

You need to provide a reference letter as this is a very essential document. As she is unable to obtain this then she should provide all employment documents that were issued to her when she was employed such as her offer letter, contract letter, payslips etc. The most important thing is that she should have official documents that show the number of hours she worked, her salary, job title and her duties and responsibilities.

Khalesi:
Good luck to all applicants.

I have a question on FSW (though it seems you express- entry guys have pushed us aside here). We have our FSW application in progress, applied 24th Dec 2014 and waiting for medical request. However, I will be going to Canada this December for my Masters program, while hubby continues working here in Nigeria pending when the FSW clicks. Question is,
- should we send a mail to Accra office to update my own address?
- when they eventually request our passport, where will I send mine? To their office in Canada or all the way to Accra? If Accra, will it be ok staying in Canada without my passport?

Jesusdway, Zandora and anyone who's conversant with the FSW system kindly come to the rescue. Thanks!

Are you the principal applicant? If not then I suggest you wait first. When you've been sent your medical request you can do it anywhere, however when you're sent your PPR letter you'll be told to contact them if anything has changed such as your address. You'll then send an email to them informing them that while ur hubby is still in Nigeria, you're presently in canada studying hence they should transfer your request to Ottawa (also attach a copy of your student visa which shows proof of residency). They'll do that between 1 - 2 weeks.

JesusDWay:


Sort of just pulling your legs......wish you the best a future in Canada has to offer, but importantly an admonition for you to have a relationship with God by giving your life to Jesus(if you haven't already done that). Heaven and earth will pass away no matter our achievement, only our repentance and conversion to Christ will eventually matter.

God bless you.

Amen and thank you.

JesusDWay:



Why so soon? Or, is it what I'm thinking... Lol

What are you thinking ? I'm drawing blanks here

britiko:


Nice one Zandora
thanks for helping out.
r u in canada already? what province?

No, haven't left yet but would be leaving very soon. Ontario.

honey86:

It's best to spend atleast a year there. Because when it's time to apply for citizenship, it will be revisited.

Agreed.

sheweezy:
Good evening and well done to the people here
Please I am a newbie on this thread and just about to start the Canadian process with my family. Please my husband is the principal applicant, do I need my own transcript too for WES or only that of hubby is needed. Then I have a masters degree with 2and half years working experience but hubby has 5 years working experience with BSc.

It's better for you to also assess your credentials and write the IELTS exam to add more points to your score since your husband only has a BSc.

iceberg54:
Nice Job here guys. Just discovered this thread and I've taken time to read from the beginning.

Did IELTS Sept 26: L:9 R:9 W:8.5 S:7 (guess i am good to go)

From what I've read here, i guess the next thing to do is WES evaluation.

I have a BSc and almost done with MSc. Will I evaluate just MSc or both degrees?

Also, do I need my certificate for the evaluation or just transcripts (I noticed only transcripts is mentioned on this thread)

I can obtain my transcript now but I have to wait till december for statement of result and till march for certificate. So i want to know if I can proceed with WES now.

Thanks good people.

You don't need both as you only need to assess your highest qualification, so if you are sure that your Master's degree would be equivalent to a Canadian Master's then you should only assess your Master's.

However, you've mentioned that you are yet to complete your Master's therefore you can't assess it because you'll need a copy of your certificate or Statement of Results to send to WES which you currently don't have. If you can't wait till December or March then you should assess your Bachelor's but beware, it'll be quite tough to score over 450 with a BSc except you are between 20 - 29 years of age and blast your IELTS otherwise you'll have to look at going via the PNP route.

The difference in points between a Master's and a Bachelor's degree is 14 hence it's up to you to decide if you can wait.

My advice though would be for you to wait till your Statement of Results is out in December. Meanwhile start preparing the other documentation such as writing your IELTS, gathering the necessary police certificates and arranging your funds.

hildarela:


Ok that's good.
Congrats again.
We are yet to submit a profile as my husband needs to retake his Ielts.
Do you think I should bother with ECA as im not the principal applicant?
Thanks!

If you want up to 10 extra points then you should do it.

hildarela:
@zandora
Congrats and all the best!
Please did you have a job offer or PNP?

No, didn't have either.

Why the reposts above?

ramsol00:




Thank you so much sir,

Another one briefly, does the POF have to be in form of monthly salary (i.e likely interval inflow into the account) or can u also have lump sum (for example, amount realized from sales of one's asset/property, or a gift from someone) and do you think such lump sum can be acceptable?


Thank you in anticipation.

The lump sum can be accepted as long as you provide proof of how you obtained the said sum e.g receipts from the sale of your asset(s).

Phemmie72:
Thanks for your message.

I have entered the pool before but, ineligible, where do I locate the 2 PDF files again?

It's when you're eligible ie your profile has been accepted that you receive the 2 pdf files, that is the job seekers validation code and EE no. It's these 2 codes that'll also enable you register for job bank.

AlphaNumero:


Hi Zandora,
Your insight and input has been very helpful on this thread. Thank you for everything.

I was wondering if I could pick your brain a bit.

I received an ITA and excitedly applied on the 3rd of September. Unfortunately, my application was rejected 6 days later. The police report I sent for my time in the UK was dated before I stopped living there and as such my application was thrown out.

I got back into the pool and applied for a fresh police report and I was drawn again and invited to apply. For the second application, I got all my ducks in a row and included as many documents as I could.

I was on a nervous 6-day watch from the time I submitted the application. Once bitten, twice shy. All of the excitement from the first round was extinguished and now I am just filled with nerves and I'm apprehensive. The What-Ifs plague me terribly.

I read here that you received your PPR and read where you gave details of your profile - it's closely similar to mine.. and for some reason I have had a spirit of calm reading your story.

Please can you share some of your experiences (if any) during the 5-month wait? Did CIC call you? Your employer? Did they request any documents? Did they ask you to come for an interview? Were there any extra details you needed to provide?

I would appreciate it if you can share.

Thanks.

TheNervousOne

Sorry to hear about your refusal, PCC's can be quite tricky. Didn't receive any call from cic neither did my employer. No interview however I was asked to complete my travel history. I just included as many documents as I could to further establish/clarify my work history.

Kevinoh:
Helo my dear people,

Please I would love to know if it is mandatory I go with my original international passport for processing a police report in Lagos or I could use a photocopy in place as my passport is currently at an embassy. I don't reside in Lagos and I intend being in Lagos by next week wednesday. I just thought I could seize this opportunity to get the police report while in Lagos.

Again, I would love to know the recent validity of a nigerian police clearance report for the express entry program. Is it 3 months or 6 months? How much does it now cost?

Thanks in anticipation for your kind responses.

I don't think it's mandatory because I used a copy of the biodata page of my passport to obtain mine. The validity of PCC's are not relevant because CIC has set it's own validity expiry. For the country you no longer reside in the PCC is valid provided it was issued after the last time you lived in that country for 6 months or more. So if you no longer live in Nigeria and are just visiting to obtain the PCC then it would be valid. I'm not sure of how much it now costs.

Berylpharm:
nice threads...pls I want to knw whether does
federal skilled work program is base on direct
employment for someone who might av undergone all d
long processes..... or such immigrants will still av to
apply for relevant job vacancies to secure
?? .....pls don't downrate d question

Based on what I can understand from your question you need a minimum of 1 year skilled work experience to apply under FSW. Furthermore if you're successful in obtaining the permanent residency you'll still need to apply for jobs when you get to Canada.

SlowlybtSurely:


Any info on this please?

They're still waiting for your transcripts. They update the status as soon as they receive any document or correspondence, therefore when they received your degree certificate they updated your status to awaiting verification but that doesn't mean they aren't still waiting for your transcripts.

MostBlessed:
Greetings to all ancestors in the house,@ Jesusdway, Solomonwis, Zandora.......

I need your advice urgently on the next action to take.
I just retook the IELTS test in Nigeria on OCt 8th.

My results are:

Listening: 8
Reading: 7
Writing: 7
Speaking: 6.5

I want to challenge my speaking test result as I am fully confident I put in a good performance on the speaking test.
D
Kindly advice If this is worth taking a chance on....
cos 40,000 naira nor be play at all+ study time is also valuable and rarely available.......!!

Thanks!

If you're really sure of your performance in Speaking then I'll say you should apply for revaluation.

Issydebo:
Per confirmation of balance, they CAN'T call the bank to ask for ur account balance (if the bank provides that info that's a breach of information confidentiality on their part). Rather what happens is that the statement u provided is forwarded to the bank to confirm the authenticity of the document. The bank then goes thru the doc to ensure that the info contained therein is correct (matches what they have on the system) and this is limited to the statement date as provided. And signs off, once that is done case close

They are legally allowed to contact your bank to confirm your balance as at the date of the submitted statement. That's what the disclosure agreement you sign is for and therefore can't be a breach of anything. It's when they attempt to find out how much you have outside of the provided bank statement dates that it then constitutes a breach.

P.S - please check out these links on how immigration officers in general verify bank statements:

https://www.nairaland.com/329395/high-commisions-calling-banks-ask

https://www.nairaland.com/31250/british-embassy-account-information-survey

chigoziri7:
Thank you JesusDWay. I have done a self assessment and it says i qualify to apply but the issue is that processing is like 21months...nearly 2years - do you know if this is true? I have seen the visa fees too.

Meanwhile, does the embassy call banks to verify an applicants account balance - this is an argument i had with a colleague today. Told him they do not and he said the do. Please confirm ....Thank you again...

Yes processing can take up to 2 years because Quebec does not use express entry.
They can call your bank to verify your account balance however under the law they can only verify the balance as at the date on the bank statement you provided. For example let's say you provide a bank statement with an ending balance of XX naira as at 21 Oct, they can only call your bank to verify if you indeed had that XX naira on 21 Oct.

Issydebo:
Dear all,
I've a relative in Canada (blood brother), and I just observed that I'll have to provide proof of our relationship which I don't have. My question now is can I conveniently omit that information from my EE profile without running the risk of misrepresentation or what else can I use as proof of our relationship?

You're not asked to provide evidence of proof of a relative in Canada unless you used it to claim 67 points to qualify for FSW. In that case you'll have to provide both your birth certificates, his PR card or Canadian passport or Canadian passport etc. I hope you realise that in order to claim the points he has 2 be a PR or citizen.