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News of MR's will roll in this month IJN. AMEN!!!!

 

[Pipis Husband]

Hello house

please i seriously need help at this point. At the point i was supposed to receive my PPR in march i was asked for a reverification of POF. which i sent. This was sometime in august. I know it was delivered but since then i have not gotten any update. my medical expires sometime in August This is is two months.

please what do i do now? how can i alert them to this and/or find out the status of my application? should i request a gcms note or is there a way i cam email them?


PLEASE MY HEART IS ON FIRE. PLEASE HOUSE HELP ME

Why the panic? Were you the one that gave your self PER or MR? Relax and take it to God in prayer. We that have gotten PR, you think we did any special magic? No sir, it was all prayer

Just get on your knees and meet the One who created you and made your PR and remind Him of His promise to never fail you.

Then get up and send a polite email reminder to AVO asking for the status of your application as your medicals are set to expire in 2 months. Simple 2 or 3 lines, nothing dramatic. Share the testimony when it comes

 

[Pipis Husband]

My Story

I stumbled on this thread while researching how to send prepaid return envelop to Accra with my PPR. Since then I have been amazed at the family like atmosphere in this thread. This is really wonderful. I have decided to share a timeline / story of my own Canada journey below. I hope I don't bore you and some of the information may be useful to others now or in the future.

February 2012: Wifey landed in Canada with study permit
June 2012: Went on visit to wifey. Met with a lawyer on possible migration path. At this time my NOC was not qualified for FSW. We planned for CEC
December 2012: Went on another visit to wifey. This time along with my children. We were all on visit visa
January 2013: Children enrolled and started school. I applied for WP and TRV for children while in Canada. I returned back to Nigeria
April 2013: WP and TRV granted.
June 2013: I returned to Canada using my visit visa. Started job hunting
Nov 2013: Started working.
October 2014: My NOC now qualified for FSW. Applied through FSW. Application sent to Sudbury in Canada. NOC 2281 and NOC 2171
March 2015: Application transferred to Accra
June 2015: Wifey graduated and got 3 years post graduation WP
July 2015: Medical requested
August 2015: Meds done
September 2015: Wifey got work with one of the big four Accounting / Audit firms. All glory to God
December 2015: Wifey asked to report to Peel Region Health as follow up on her medicals
December 2015: Renewed my WP and children TRV as it was set to expire January 2016.
March 2015: Got extension of WP and children TRV till May 2018, the end date of Wifey's WP.
March 30 2015: PPR, RPRF request. Also included request for POF update and police clearance for Canada and Nigeria which we did not submit earlier with app.
April 13 2015: Passports and other documents sent. Documents arrived Accra on 18th April.
May 4 2015: PUM
May 2015: Applied for US visa in other to go out of Canada and come back in to formalize PR. Discovered later that this step was not necessary as there is something called flag pole that we could have done. You just drive to the US border and tell the US border agent you are there for flag pole. They then give you some paper and ask you to turn back into Canada. I confirmed the validity of this when we drove across the US border. In fact the agent asked us if we wanted to do flag pole in which case we wont be stamped as entering US. But we wanted to use the opportunity to shop in the US so we declined flag pole.
May 28 2015: Officially land as PR at the Peace bridge (Fort Erie) Canada border. (Got the welcome to Canada thing even though we have all been here over 3 years .

Looking back to around 2011 when we started planning this, our way and thinking was not how it turned out. But we than God because it ended in praise and the PR came at a perfect timing.

For all those who are expecting one update or the other, don't worry, it will soon come and it shall end in praise IJN. Amen

Always inspiring to see the hand of God in such practical terms. Well done sir, welcome to Canada! (As a confirmed PR that is )

 

[Pipis Husband]

Hi PH, I sent you a mail. Kindly check it.

Hi Ebube, I've replied

 

[teagirl]

Hello house

please i seriously need help at this point. At the point i was supposed to receive my PPR in march i was asked for a reverification of POF. which i sent. This was sometime in august. I know it was delivered but since then i have not gotten any update. my medical expires sometime in August This is is two months.

please what do i do now? how can i alert them to this and/or find out the status of my application? should i request a gcms note or is there a way i cam email them?


PLEASE MY HEART IS ON FIRE. PLEASE HOUSE HELP ME

Same situation here. We were expecting PPR but got a request for updated PoF and was even asked to pay RPRF and do another PPC, that was over 5 weeks ago. Since then, we haven't heard anything from them.

It's good to read your post though. Now ours doesn't feel strange anymore. We are not the only ones. That's why I love this forum. When people speak up, you don't know who else you are reassuring with your own situation.

 

[teagirl]

My Story

I stumbled on this thread while researching how to send prepaid return envelop to Accra with my PPR. Since then I have been amazed at the family like atmosphere in this thread. This is really wonderful. I have decided to share a timeline / story of my own Canada journey below. I hope I don't bore you and some of the information may be useful to others now or in the future.

February 2012: Wifey landed in Canada with study permit
June 2012: Went on visit to wifey. Met with a lawyer on possible migration path. At this time my NOC was not qualified for FSW. We planned for CEC
December 2012: Went on another visit to wifey. This time along with my children. We were all on visit visa
January 2013: Children enrolled and started school. I applied for WP and TRV for children while in Canada. I returned back to Nigeria
April 2013: WP and TRV granted.
June 2013: I returned to Canada using my visit visa. Started job hunting
Nov 2013: Started working.
October 2014: My NOC now qualified for FSW. Applied through FSW. Application sent to Sudbury in Canada. NOC 2281 and NOC 2171
March 2015: Application transferred to Accra
June 2015: Wifey graduated and got 3 years post graduation WP
July 2015: Medical requested
August 2015: Meds done
September 2015: Wifey got work with one of the big four Accounting / Audit firms. All glory to God
December 2015: Wifey asked to report to Peel Region Health as follow up on her medicals
December 2015: Renewed my WP and children TRV as it was set to expire January 2016.
March 2015: Got extension of WP and children TRV till May 2018, the end date of Wifey's WP.
March 30 2015: PPR, RPRF request. Also included request for POF update and police clearance for Canada and Nigeria which we did not submit earlier with app.
April 13 2015: Passports and other documents sent. Documents arrived Accra on 18th April.
May 4 2015: PUM
May 2015: Applied for US visa in other to go out of Canada and come back in to formalize PR. Discovered later that this step was not necessary as there is something called flag pole that we could have done. You just drive to the US border and tell the US border agent you are there for flag pole. They then give you some paper and ask you to turn back into Canada. I confirmed the validity of this when we drove across the US border. In fact the agent asked us if we wanted to do flag pole in which case we wont be stamped as entering US. But we wanted to use the opportunity to shop in the US so we declined flag pole.
May 28 2015: Officially land as PR at the Peace bridge (Fort Erie) Canada border. (Got the welcome to Canada thing even though we have all been here over 3 years .

Looking back to around 2011 when we started planning this, our way and thinking was not how it turned out. But we than God because it ended in praise and the PR came at a perfect timing.

For all those who are expecting one update or the other, don't worry, it will soon come and it shall end in praise IJN. Amen

Your story is quite interesting. Though a long journey, it was quite a favored journey. I kept expecting to read a part where you were challenged for one thing or the other, like enrolling your kids in school on a TRV (I didn't know that was possible) but it seem you breezed through the whole process.
Thank you for sharing your story sir. Thank God for how it went. May the future come with greater ease for you and yours in Jesus' name.

 

[bebisco]

News of MR's will roll in this month IJN. AMEN!!!!

Hi all,
Been a while. MR's, PPR's, PUM will keep rolling in this new month! Be expectant. Fear your fears and doubt your doubts, remain positive and kick off any negativity.

@ ibadanchap thanks for sharing that experience I enjoy reading your posts. You highlight some silent point that answers some unspoken questions. God bless.

May the Lord bless all our desires and may they end in Praise. Amen

 

[seunmsl7]

My Story

I stumbled on this thread while researching how to send prepaid return envelop to Accra with my PPR. Since then I have been amazed at the family like atmosphere in this thread. This is really wonderful. I have decided to share a timeline / story of my own Canada journey below. I hope I don't bore you and some of the information may be useful to others now or in the future.

February 2012: Wifey landed in Canada with study permit
June 2012: Went on visit to wifey. Met with a lawyer on possible migration path. At this time my NOC was not qualified for FSW. We planned for CEC
December 2012: Went on another visit to wifey. This time along with my children. We were all on visit visa
January 2013: Children enrolled and started school. I applied for WP and TRV for children while in Canada. I returned back to Nigeria
April 2013: WP and TRV granted.
June 2013: I returned to Canada using my visit visa. Started job hunting
Nov 2013: Started working.
October 2014: My NOC now qualified for FSW. Applied through FSW. Application sent to Sudbury in Canada. NOC 2281 and NOC 2171
March 2015: Application transferred to Accra
June 2015: Wifey graduated and got 3 years post graduation WP
July 2015: Medical requested
August 2015: Meds done
September 2015: Wifey got work with one of the big four Accounting / Audit firms. All glory to God
December 2015: Wifey asked to report to Peel Region Health as follow up on her medicals
December 2015: Renewed my WP and children TRV as it was set to expire January 2016.
March 2015: Got extension of WP and children TRV till May 2018, the end date of Wifey's WP.
March 30 2015: PPR, RPRF request. Also included request for POF update and police clearance for Canada and Nigeria which we did not submit earlier with app.
April 13 2015: Passports and other documents sent. Documents arrived Accra on 18th April.
May 4 2015: PUM
May 2015: Applied for US visa in other to go out of Canada and come back in to formalize PR. Discovered later that this step was not necessary as there is something called flag pole that we could have done. You just drive to the US border and tell the US border agent you are there for flag pole. They then give you some paper and ask you to turn back into Canada. I confirmed the validity of this when we drove across the US border. In fact the agent asked us if we wanted to do flag pole in which case we wont be stamped as entering US. But we wanted to use the opportunity to shop in the US so we declined flag pole.
May 28 2015: Officially land as PR at the Peace bridge (Fort Erie) Canada border. (Got the welcome to Canada thing even though we have all been here over 3 years .

Looking back to around 2011 when we started planning this, our way and thinking was not how it turned out. But we than God because it ended in praise and the PR came at a perfect timing.

For all those who are expecting one update or the other, don't worry, it will soon come and it shall end in praise IJN. Amen

Very interesting story....God will perfect all that concerns your family


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[Ebube]

thanks a lot

Hi Ebube, I've replied

 

[layorh12]

Please landed seniors I need guidance o A beg....


We will be landing shortly, but wify wants to transfer some of our kitchen things to Canada 9 to 12 weeks from now. I also have a bass guitar (I play professional bass guitar) and I will like to bring it later ( I am very attached to my guitar and I do not want to buy another one). Do we have to fill the good to follow form B4 when we land in the next few days?.....I will await a response, thank you.

 

[FORESIGHT]

@ ibadanchap, I must confess that your experience has renewed my hope and faith in Jehovah Almighty. I am particularly moved by your statement "i know I came here late but I am not regretting for the possibilities it opens up for my children and even myself". On my part, I was almost dumping the whole idea of relocating to Canada until Pipi's Husband encouraged me with clues on how to improve my score and even told me of other options like trying Australia too. Many thanks for sharing your own experience. I thank you.

@bebisco I do understand your thinking and feelings. I came to Canada on a work permit in 2013 and just officially landed this last Saturday 28th May (I will share that story in another post)

Several times I had told my wife I will be heading back to Nigeria during the times when I get challenged especailly by my work. but the truth is there is so much living in Canada offers much more than Nigeria. Some examples below

1. Education: I was paying over 1 million naira each for my 2 girls in a private secondary school in Nigeria, now they are both attending high school without paying a dime and the quality of what they learn and the opportunity it offers tis ways above their Naija experience. My oldest was offered admission to University of Toronto has an international student and we were given a bill of $44,000 per session. Yesterday night we were researching what she would pay as a PR and the total is now less than $16,000. and that is not counting scholarships she is now eligible for and the Ontario reduction in her school fees.

2. Health care: Last year I took ill with a strange illness where I could not eat. I lost over 12 kg within 3 months and did several tests and saw specialist and had a mini surgery. Eventually what was wrong was diagnosed and treated. all this lasted for about 5 months. I did not pay a dime again for all the tests / surgery /specialist doctors. I can not imagine what the same quality of treatment would have cost me in Nigeria

3. Organised society / peace of mind: Back home in Nigeria, I sleep with one eye open, when traveling you are always praying against armed robbers. Here I work till 12 midnight and never ever worry when driving home, you dont worry about fuel scarcity and unplanned events that will scatter your own plans. You actually have a better chance of having a plan for the future that works.

I am also always happy when I see how well my children are fitting into the society. i know I came here late but I am not regretting for the possibilities it opens up for my children and even myself. And as a christian, I always remind myself that surely the land on which my foot has trodden will be an inheritance to me and to my children forever.

As other posters have mentioned, one needs to have a positive mindset. I believe Canada is a much better deal than Nigeria even as it may not be perfect.
Congratulations to everyone who has their CoPRs and for all those still expecting updates, It will end in praise.

 

[Pipis Husband]

Please landed seniors I need guidance o A beg....


We will be landing shortly, but wify wants to transfer some of our kitchen things to Canada 9 to 12 weeks from now. I also have a bass guitar (I play professional bass guitar) and I will like to bring it later ( I am very attached to my guitar and I do not want to buy another one). Do we have to fill the good to follow form B4 when we land in the next few days?.....I will await a response, thank you.

Yes, include all these items that are coming later by cargo on your goods to follow list so they are exempt from import tax. Anything that is not on that list, you risk paying much tax on them. Check Essentials Documents in this link, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/before-border.asp

 

[layorh12]

!@Pipi's husband meen.....you are the bomb!, Thanks a lot

Yes, include all these items that are coming later by cargo on your goods to follow list so they are exemt from import tax. Anything that is not on that list, you risk paying much tax on them. Check Essentials Documents in this link, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/before-border.asp

 

[zannybabie]

Na wa oo...where are December applicants? Dont you think we need to go on prayer and fasting for AVO to release our MR this month?

 

[St. Kelz]

True, they do ask for SIN, but I usually advice that one can explore th services of Service Canada righ there at Toronto Pearson- for those landing in Toronto. U will get ur SIN in a jiffy.

Well... On the SIN part for account opening, some banks dont request for it. Try TD Canada Trust Bank. They didnt request for mine, gave me my instant debit card and mailed me my Credit card 2 weeks later. Till date i never submitted my SIN.