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FSW 2014 applicants from Nigeria - Let's network

Ussave

Hero Member
Jul 4, 2014
218
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
2132
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-05-2014
Nomination.....
07-08-2014
Med's Request
07-11-2014
Passport Req..
02-12-2014
VISA ISSUED...
11-12-2014
LANDED..........
07-05-2015
Mrs L said:
Guess what guys?? Our CC :) just :) got :) charged less than 2 hours ago. I'm mad excited. Really feels good. My details are already on the SS documents but the CC charge needs to be updated. Please Pipis husband, ksa0510, Kindly update.
Congrats Mrs L. First hurdle crossed. May you gain speed as you go past the remaining stages.
 

Bykerboi

Star Member
Oct 20, 2014
54
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra (AVO)
NOC Code......
3112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29/7/2014 CC Charge........ 11/11/14 PER....... 21/11/14
Doc's Request.
27-05-2015
Med's Done....
28-05-2015
Passport Req..
19-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
03-07-2015
Hello my canadian family
Please I need your advise concerning an issue.

I applied as a single guy and have had my cc debited (waiting for PER now).
Thing is I have a girlfriend who I am 100% positive I want to marry. I wonder how to go about this.

Do I
1. Get married now (registry at least) and include her in the application after my PER (If ye, how does one go about including her and informing the VO)?

or

2. Wait until my PR process is done, come back to Naija after landing in Canada, get married and then sponsor her? I worry about the long processing times. Also a good friend of mine thinks this is a better option (getting mine first and doing hers later) so that Accra Visa office do not start thinking it is a sham marriage.

Please I need your opinions and advice.

Thanks
 

Pipis Husband

VIP Member
Aug 16, 2013
4,100
338
Category........
NOC Code......
1112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015
LANDED..........
06-06-2015
Bykerboi said:
Hello my canadian family
Please I need your advise concerning an issue.

I applied as a single guy and have had my cc debited (waiting for PER now).
Thing is I have a girlfriend who I am 100% positive I want to marry. I wonder how to go about this.

Do I
1. Get married now (registry at least) and include her in the application after my PER (If ye, how does one go about including her and informing the VO)?

or

2. Wait until my PR process is done, come back to Naija after landing in Canada, get married and then sponsor her? I worry about the long processing times. Also a good friend of mine thinks this is a better option (getting mine first and doing hers later) so that Accra Visa office do not start thinking it is a sham marriage.

Please I need your opinions and advice.

Thanks
Hi, congrats on finding a life mate. Marry her now and add her to your application before it gets to PPR stage. AVO may view it as a sham both now or later, there's no difference but it takes less processing time to get it done now. Sponsoring a spouse, my brother, you don't want the heart ache of waiting for up to 3 years to be a united couple. Go to the family sponsorship forum and read horror stories.
Get her application fee, PCC and your new POF ready. When AVO sends you their next mail, reply with the news that you are married and request further instructions. All the best.
 

Pipis Husband

VIP Member
Aug 16, 2013
4,100
338
Category........
NOC Code......
1112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015
LANDED..........
06-06-2015
Toronto_Raptor said:
Pipis Husband is officially a Consultant/Agent!!! ... You have bodied this whole Canada FSW thing! What can I say?! Anybody who needs an agent or consultant should just sign on to this gathering of consultants!

Cocodio and Eagle101 thanks, I salute!

I have more to ask .. I'll be back.
We are nothing but pencils in the hands of our Creator, glad to be of help. God bless :)
 

kollins

Champion Member
Jan 8, 2014
2,461
179
Lagos-Nigeria.
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
2113(Geoscientist)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-04-2014
Doc's Request.
IMM5406,IMM5669&PCC.
Nomination.....
May,2014
AOR Received.
May,2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application.
File Transfer...
May,2014
Med's Request
October,2014
Med's Done....
November,2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
November,2014
VISA ISSUED...
November,2014
LANDED..........
2015
Bykerboi said:
Hello my canadian family
Please I need your advise concerning an issue.

I applied as a single guy and have had my cc debited (waiting for PER now).
Thing is I have a girlfriend who I am 100% positive I want to marry. I wonder how to go about this.

Do I
1. Get married now (registry at least) and include her in the application after my PER (If ye, how does one go about including her and informing the VO)?
or
2. Wait until my PR process is done, come back to Naija after landing in Canada, get married and then sponsor her? I worry about the long processing times. Also a good friend of mine thinks this is a better option (getting mine first and doing hers later) so that Accra Visa office do not start thinking it is a sham marriage.
Please I need your opinions and advice.
Thanks
Doctor ,you won't like the sponsoring stress and waiting time.
Please get married now and make sure you really make it legal with the issuance of registry certificate.
After completing the registry process,please raise a CSE to Accra to notify them.
They will respond back to you by telling you what needs to be done .
Happy married life in advance .
Cheers
.
 

Bykerboi

Star Member
Oct 20, 2014
54
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra (AVO)
NOC Code......
3112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29/7/2014 CC Charge........ 11/11/14 PER....... 21/11/14
Doc's Request.
27-05-2015
Med's Done....
28-05-2015
Passport Req..
19-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
03-07-2015
Pipis Husband said:
Hi, congrats on finding a life mate. Marry her now and add her to your application before it gets to PPR stage. AVO may view it as a sham both now or later, there's no difference but it takes less processing time to get it done now. Sponsoring a spouse, my brother, you don't want the heart ache of waiting for up to 3 years to be a united couple. Go to the family sponsorship forum and read horror stories.
Get her application fee, PCC and your new POF ready. When AVO sends you their next mail, reply with the news that you are married and request further instructions. All the best.
Thank you so much for the advice. I knew i'd get better insight once i tabled it before you all. I am so scared and worried about the sponsorship process ehn. I guess things are starting out much earlier for me than anticipated hehehehe. +1 for my oga
 

Bykerboi

Star Member
Oct 20, 2014
54
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra (AVO)
NOC Code......
3112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29/7/2014 CC Charge........ 11/11/14 PER....... 21/11/14
Doc's Request.
27-05-2015
Med's Done....
28-05-2015
Passport Req..
19-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
03-07-2015
kollins said:
Doctor ,you won't like the sponsoring stress and waiting time.
Please get married now and make sure you really make it legal with the issuance of registry certificate.
After completing the registry process,please raise a CSE to Accra to notify them.
They will respond back to you by telling you what needs to be done .
Happy married life in advance .
Cheers
.
Thanks so much bruv. I really appreciate the counsel. +1 for my chairman
 

Canada-here we come

Star Member
Apr 16, 2011
89
5
Category........
Visa Office......
ACCRA
NOC Code......
1112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-07-2014
Nomination.....
PER--28-10-2014
AOR Received.
not yet
IELTS Request
with Application
File Transfer...
not yet
Med's Request
14-05-2015
Med's Done....
21-05-2015
Interview........
recieved stamped passports on 29-7-15
Passport Req..
24-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
13 July 2015
LANDED..........
Oct 2015
@ byherboi....... How did you go about your education assesment from canada?. A doctor friend is interested.

pls share
 

Bykerboi

Star Member
Oct 20, 2014
54
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra (AVO)
NOC Code......
3112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29/7/2014 CC Charge........ 11/11/14 PER....... 21/11/14
Doc's Request.
27-05-2015
Med's Done....
28-05-2015
Passport Req..
19-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
03-07-2015
Canada said:
@ byherboi....... How did you go about your education assesment from canada?. A doctor friend is interested.

pls share
Hey,
For physicians who are applying under the NOC 3111 and 3112 they would need to get their Educational credential assessment from physiciansapply.ca .
However i worry about the ability of your friend to get it all done before Dec 31st 2014. This is because the entire process takes about 4-6 months to do now due to the large volume of applications they are receiving now.

It is still worth trying however.

The process involves:

1. Opening an account with physiciansapply.ca
2. Submitting notarized copies of passport, Medical degree and submitting a Source verification request (SVR)- This SVR involves physicianapply (Medical Council of Canada) doing an initial review of the document, then sending it through ECFMG to the school which issued it to confirm it's authenticity.
3. Once the SVR is complete the applicant would pay for an ECA and have it delivered via regular mail or courier (at an extra cost).

The ECA can't be issued until the SVR process is complete. This process alone accounts for the low number of applications for both 3111 and 3112 as noticed in the caps. (11 and 24 respectively I believe as at last update).

Hope this helps.
 

kollins

Champion Member
Jan 8, 2014
2,461
179
Lagos-Nigeria.
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
2113(Geoscientist)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-04-2014
Doc's Request.
IMM5406,IMM5669&PCC.
Nomination.....
May,2014
AOR Received.
May,2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application.
File Transfer...
May,2014
Med's Request
October,2014
Med's Done....
November,2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
November,2014
VISA ISSUED...
November,2014
LANDED..........
2015
Bykerboi said:
Hey,
For physicians who are applying under the NOC 3111 and 3112 they would need to get their Educational credential assessment from physiciansapply.ca .
However i worry about the ability of your friend to get it all done before Dec 31st 2014. This is because the entire process takes about 4-6 months to do now due to the large volume of applications they are receiving now.

It is still worth trying however.

The process involves:

1. Opening an account with physiciansapply.ca
2. Submitting notarized copies of passport, Medical degree and submitting a Source verification request (SVR)- This SVR involves physicianapply (Medical Council of Canada) doing an initial review of the document, then sending it through ECFMG to the school which issued it to confirm it's authenticity.
3. Once the SVR is complete the applicant would pay for an ECA and have it delivered via regular mail or courier (at an extra cost).

The ECA can't be issued until the SVR process is complete. This process alone accounts for the low number of applications for both 3111 and 3112 as noticed in the caps. (11 and 24 respectively I believe as at last update).

Hope this helps.
You're right .
The minimum period that this can be accomplished is like 5 months......all things been equal.
A buddy of mine have been having issues btw ECFMG and Ife for almost 3 months now with Ife insisting they have not receive any request while ECFMG already indicated that they have sent it.
A lot of follow up needs to be done to achieve success in this.
Getting the ECA done is not the issue but getting the source verification request accomplished that matters.
There is no conclusive evidence yet that December 31st will end the current stream of FSW so he can start as soon as possible.
Even if the verification of his mbbs certificates isn't immediately useful now,there will surely be use for it later in the future.
Another doctor friend of mine who already got PER since early October actually started his evaluations before tis program started on 1st may,2014........he only had to do ECA in may which was without stress.
Cheers
.
 

Mr Kene

Full Member
Aug 14, 2014
34
2
Nigeria
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
1112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15 July 2014
AOR Received.
12 Nov 2014
Med's Request
18 May 2015
Med's Done....
21 May 2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
June 16 2015
Hello.

Congrats on the charge of your application.

I have a friend who wants to apply under NOC 3112 everything is ready save for ECA I think. His school keeps claiming not to have received it for the past 5 months or so. Its been sent twice. His school is Medilag. What's the way forward please?

Thanks!


@Bykerboi
 

Mr Kene

Full Member
Aug 14, 2014
34
2
Nigeria
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
1112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15 July 2014
AOR Received.
12 Nov 2014
Med's Request
18 May 2015
Med's Done....
21 May 2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
June 16 2015
Meanwhile, Pipis Husband and Kollins would you please update Nigerian spreadsheet and advise how I can update my profile so my details would show on the left of my profile. My details below:

NOC: 1112

Application received:July 15th 2014

PER received: Nov 13th 2014
 

Pipis Husband

VIP Member
Aug 16, 2013
4,100
338
Category........
NOC Code......
1112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015
LANDED..........
06-06-2015
Mr Kene said:
Meanwhile, Pipis Husband and Kollins would you please update Nigerian spreadsheet and advise how I can update my profile so my details would show on the left of my profile. My details below:

NOC: 1112

Application received:July 15th 2014

PER received: Nov 13th 2014
Welcome on board Mr. Kene. Your details can be entered on the spreadsheet here, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PD3iRXXyQUBRF4pmz9McbJYYfDZpdHxjtDANyo5ib8U/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=send_form
For your forum profile, just look above to the top right corner, select profile and edit your details. This should be possible when you've made up to 10 posts on the forum. Cheers :)