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SOTAJ

Hero Member
Mar 29, 2013
559
36
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
1114
App. Filed.......
08-Oct-2014
Nomination.....
15-Jan-2015
IELTS Request
Sent with application
Med's Request
10-Jul-2015
Med's Done....
24-Jul-2015
Interview........
N/A By His grace
Passport Req..
25-Feb-2016
VISA ISSUED...
18-Mar-2016
LANDED..........
02-May-2016
kuskus said:
There's a forumer with links to UPS as well, can't remember his handle. I hear UPS is good too.
His name is Neyobash14. The UPS guy
 

bonblu

Star Member
May 6, 2015
141
13
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
2172
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
JUNE 2OTH 2014
Doc's Request.
APRIL 8TH 2015
AOR Received.
OCT 20TH 2014
Med's Request
APRIL 8TH 2015
Med's Done....
APRIL 15TH 2015
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
26TH MAY 2015
VISA ISSUED...
9TH JUNE 2015
LANDED..........
3rd SEPT
please be informed that except otherwise, stated.. DHL and VFS are the only authorised agents for the passport pick up as it would be boldly written on ur letter for PPR.. every other document can be sent at a cheap price with what ever courier you may choose.. this is just an advise..nothing good comes cheap..
 

pwettypwecious

Star Member
May 30, 2015
57
1
lagos
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
1212
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01/12/2014
Doc's Request.
14/9/2015
Nomination.....
19/2/2015
AOR Received.
nil
IELTS Request
Sent with app
File Transfer...
19/2/2015
Med's Request
14/9/2015
Med's Done....
21/9/2015
LANDED..........
By GOD's grace
I hear u technolee. Am not bothered. I know it would come eventually and we would all sing songs of praise. All d best everybody and have a great weekend.
 

Preferred

Hero Member
Jun 25, 2013
897
24
bonblu said:
please be informed that except otherwise, stated.. DHL and VFS are the only authorised agents for the passport pick up as it would be boldly written on ur letter for PPR.. every other document can be sent at a cheap price with what ever courier you may choose.. this is just an advise..nothing good comes cheap..

Good evening Bonblu,

The options for passport submission are courier (DHL, Fedex, UPS etcetera ) or VFS. DHL and VFS are not the only authorised agents. AVO only recommends their services. Some forumites have successfully used the services of UPS and Fedex for their PP delivery and pick up. Kindly run a search on the thread and the naija 2013 thread.

A sample PPR is quoted below:

Toronto_Raptor said:
Hi Sambade, AVO will recommend DHL in the PPR Mail. See sample mail under...

Dear T_Rap,
YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA(S) APPEAR(S) READY TO BE ISSUED, IF THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN YOUR FAMILY CONFIGURATION. IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE BEFORE PROCEEDING.

PASSPORT(S)

You are asked to submit your passport(s) and documentation BY COURIER within 15 days. We recommend DHL courier, using a pre-paid return envelope.

OR

You may also use the services of VFS Global Ghana by following the instructions on their website at: http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/ghana/ under the “Passport Transmission Services” section.

Applicants residing in Nigeria (PASSPORT SUBMISSION ONLY)

You may use the services of VFS Global Nigeria by following the instructions on their website at:

http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/Nigeria/ under the “Passport Transmission Services” section. If you received a letter requesting additional documents, please use a courier service.

Please note that submission of passport(s) in person will not be accepted at the Canadian High Commission.

Important: Please note that we will not respond to queries in this regard: we ask for your patience while we prepare your documents.

The visa(s) will be valid until the expiry of your medical results (12/03/2016) or until the expiry of your passports, whichever is earliest.


As the validity of your visa(s) has been already established and is limited to a fixed date, it CANNOT be extended under any circumstances. We therefore urge you to read and follow carefully the instructions below without delay:

PLEASE NOTE: Failure to provide the required travel document(s) within 15 days from the date of this letter will lead us to conclude that you are no longer interested in immigrating to Canada and your application will be refused based on the information that is available in your file. Once the application is refused, you would be able to reapply, but you would be required to submit a new application and pay a new processing fee. The new application would be assessed according to the Canadian Immigration legislations in force at the time that the new application was filed.

Please note that we will strive to meet the foregoing service standards. There may, however, be occasions when we cannot issue your visas within these standards. Accordingly, you are advised not to commit to any travel plans, purchase tickets, or take any irrevocable action such as selling property, or resign employment until you have received your immigrant visas.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE YOUR VISA:

☐ Updated family information: you must advise us of any change in your marital status or family composition. All family members must be listed on your IMM8 application form. Failure to comply may result in a delay in the issuance of your visa.


☐ PASSPORTS. Check that:

There is an individual passport for each family member accompanying you to Canada. Children must have their own passports.
Each passport is valid for at least 6 months from the time you come for the visa.
Each passport has sufficient free pages (two required for our visa, plus pages for any transit visa)

☐ TWO (2) PHOTOS FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER These photographs must be taken with a WHITE BACKGROUND, not be stapled, glued or pinned (you can paperclip or attach them using an envelope). The photographs must be unblemished as they will be used to produce your Permanent Resident Card once you are in Canada. Photograph specifications are included with this letter.

PLEASE INCLUDE A COPY OF THIS LETTER IN YOUR ENVELOPE.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada.

Regards,


Immigration Section
 

Toronto_Raptor

Star Member
Nov 13, 2014
179
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
1212
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 28, 2014
Nomination.....
October 1, 2014
IELTS Request
Sent With Application
Med's Request
March 9, 2015
Med's Done....
March 12, 2015
Passport Req..
May 8, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Issued May 20th. Pick Up Mail Received May 26, 2015.
Preferred said:
Good evening Bonblu,

The options for passport submission are courier (DHL, Fedex, UPS etcetera ) or VFS. DHL and VFS are not the only authorised agents. AVO only recommends their services. Some forumites have successfully used the services of UPS and Fedex for their PP delivery and pick up. Kindly run a search on the thread and the naija 2013 thread.

A sample PPR is quoted below:
And as a matter of fact, DHL will charge you almost double what others charge and no value added. In fact they are quite unprofessional when it comes to pick up and they will waste your time!
Truth is because AVO recommends them, they're monopolizing the hell out of this thing! They are overloaded and cannot meet up on service level agreements or turnaround time!

If you browse the 2013 thread you will understand. Fedex or UPS are the best bets for speed now! I regret using DHL ... Almost 2 weeks now and I don't even have a waybill number!
 

Major

Star Member
May 12, 2015
127
5
Nigeria
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
2133
App. Filed.......
12-10-2014
Nomination.....
11-01-2015
AOR Received.
11/01/2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with application
File Transfer...
unknown
Med's Request
waiting
Med's Done....
waiting
Passport Req..
waiting
VISA ISSUED...
waiting
LANDED..........
waiting
FEMOL said:
July applicant with November PER have not all received MR. Only God knows what is going on. AVO suddenly halt for going to two weeks now.
Sure, we all have to wait.
I'm an October applicant.
 

kuskus

Champion Member
Jun 17, 2014
1,174
149
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Toronto_Raptor said:
And as a matter of fact, DHL will charge you almost double what others charge and no value added. In fact they are quite unprofessional when it comes to pick up and they will waste your time!
Truth is because AVO recommends them, they're monopolizing the hell out of this thing! They are overloaded and cannot meet up on service level agreements or turnaround time!

If you browse the 2013 thread you will understand. Fedex or UPS are the best bets for speed now! I regret using DHL ... Almost 2 weeks now and I don't even have a waybill number!
I didn't want to over flog the issue.
 

bonblu

Star Member
May 6, 2015
141
13
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
2172
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
JUNE 2OTH 2014
Doc's Request.
APRIL 8TH 2015
AOR Received.
OCT 20TH 2014
Med's Request
APRIL 8TH 2015
Med's Done....
APRIL 15TH 2015
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
26TH MAY 2015
VISA ISSUED...
9TH JUNE 2015
LANDED..........
3rd SEPT
Preferred said:
Good evening Bonblu,

The options for passport submission are courier (DHL, Fedex, UPS etcetera ) or VFS. DHL and VFS are not the only authorised agents. AVO only recommends their services. Some forumites have successfully used the services of UPS and Fedex for their PP delivery and pick up. Kindly run a search on the thread and the naija 2013 thread.

A sample PPR is quoted below:
Well Noted, thanks but as for me, DHL is perfectly fine.. No hassles.they have their reason for recommending dhl as a matter of fact and that is perfectly fine by me regardless of the cost..
i will advise you go to other forums and see what some people are going through for not following instructions..
If you want an expedited approach to your application, follow their instruction as advised.
thats my opinion..
 

bonblu

Star Member
May 6, 2015
141
13
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
2172
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
JUNE 2OTH 2014
Doc's Request.
APRIL 8TH 2015
AOR Received.
OCT 20TH 2014
Med's Request
APRIL 8TH 2015
Med's Done....
APRIL 15TH 2015
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
26TH MAY 2015
VISA ISSUED...
9TH JUNE 2015
LANDED..........
3rd SEPT
Toronto_Raptor said:
And as a matter of fact, DHL will charge you almost double what others charge and no value added. In fact they are quite unprofessional when it comes to pick up and they will waste your time!
Truth is because AVO recommends them, they're monopolizing the hell out of this thing! They are overloaded and cannot meet up on service level agreements or turnaround time!

If you browse the 2013 thread you will understand. Fedex or UPS are the best bets for speed now! I regret using DHL ... Almost 2 weeks now and I don't even have a waybill number!
well noted!
 

labiz001

Star Member
Apr 11, 2015
172
2
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-11-2014
Doc's Request.
25-08-2015 (salary acct,pof & employment letter)
Nomination.....
29-01-2015
IELTS Request
submitted with app
Med's Request
03-09-2015
Med's Done....
08-09-2015
Interview........
NO WAY
Passport Req..
11-03-2016
VISA ISSUED...
30-03-2016
LANDED..........
10-08-2016
Hi Forum members
Please does anybody has the idea of the current exchange rate of Canadian Dollars to Naira
 

dadabigboy

Hero Member
Feb 2, 2013
290
27
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
1212 CC CHARGE DATE 11-11-2014
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
FSWP1 30/07/2014
Doc's Request.
waiting
Nomination.....
waiting
AOR Received.
PER 21-11-2014
IELTS Request
09-03-2013
Med's Request
28/05/2015
Med's Done....
03/06/2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
30/06/2015
VISA ISSUED...
waiting
LANDED..........
waiting
fast forward thoughts #random. please has anyone used any other courier company to dispatch their passports to Accra before? what courier company was it? what was the experience? and how much was it? do they charge per passport or is it just a flat charge? your responses will be highly appreciated. gracias
 

Tario...34

Star Member
Feb 22, 2015
99
3
124
Nigeria
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
3112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24/12/2014
File Transfer...
17/03/15
Med's Request
Waiting patiently....
Hello everyone. ..
1.pls who know exactly where Accra vo are now.. in terms of sending MR.
2. Pls I would also appreciate opinions as to when likely will December applications will start receiving MR..

Thanks for building my hopes in anticipation. ... :p
 

esttycan14

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2014
485
7
Lagos
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
0112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07/11/2014 from PER info
Doc's Request.
All is well
Nomination.....
03/02/2015
AOR Received.
All is well
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
All is well
Med's Request
24/07/2015
Med's Done....
28/07/2015
Interview........
Waived by God's grace
Passport Req..
26/02/2016
VISA ISSUED...
09/03/2016
LANDED..........
01/06/2016
You check on xe.com it provides rates for all currency

labiz001 said:
Hi Forum members
Please does anybody has the idea of the current exchange rate of Canadian Dollars to Naira
 

esttycan14

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2014
485
7
Lagos
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
0112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07/11/2014 from PER info
Doc's Request.
All is well
Nomination.....
03/02/2015
AOR Received.
All is well
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
All is well
Med's Request
24/07/2015
Med's Done....
28/07/2015
Interview........
Waived by God's grace
Passport Req..
26/02/2016
VISA ISSUED...
09/03/2016
LANDED..........
01/06/2016
It's better if you use DHL as requested by AVO at this stage instead of gambling.

dadabigboy said:
fast forward thoughts #random. please has anyone used any other courier company to dispatch their passports to Accra before? what courier company was it? what was the experience? and how much was it? do they charge per passport or is it just a flat charge? your responses will be highly appreciated. gracias