Just wanted to give a quick update with regards to my interview which went very well and I got my visa and COPR on the same day.
95% of the interview questions were work related and I was asked to attend with all my work documents, payslips and updated bank statement.
Timeline
AOR Received - 18/03/2017
Medicals Cleared: 17/05/2017
IP1 : 17/05/2017
NA: 30/05/2017
Interview Call :23/10/2017
Interview Date :30/10/2017
IP2 : 30/10/2017
PPR: 30/10/2017
Landed on the : 13/11/2017
Type: FSW Outland
Country: Nigeria
VISA Office: London
Interview and Visa issued in - CHC Accra, Ghana
The interview was very thorough and lasted for 30mins. Below are some of the questions asked
- Why do you want to move to Canada?
- Where in Canada do I want to settle and why
- Have you used someone else’s help in preparing your application?
- What do you see as the biggest challenge of immigrating to Canada?
- Tell me about your previous jobs
- Why did you come back from the US to Nigeria to take this job with less pay and different career path.
- How did you find this job and what previous experience did you have that made you a suitable candidate
- What is your current job description?
- What are the qualifications required for your current job
- can you explain a typical day in your workplace?
- Are you willing to do any other job or only your profession in Canada?
- Examples of some work / projects you have done
- Why didn't you submit payslips during the initial application and why is there no salary deposit in your bank account
- How many people working in our company?
- How many are working under me and to whom I report?
- How did you manage to get off work today in short notice?
- Provide scenarios and details about my current job
- Projects that I am currently working on
- What is the company size…
- Have you searched for your job? What’s the potential market etc?
- Any friends / relatives in Canada and what they do?
- Why moving to Canada when you are well established here?
Finally, she went through all the duties mentioned in my work reference letter and asked me to explain it and give examples.
At the end she said congratulation I am satisfied you meet the requirement and asked me to come back at 2pm to collect the Visa. I was also asked to come with two passport photo and since I didn't have one, they directed me to Flash Photos, near the Danquah Circle, Osu, Ghana.
