FSW 2014 applicants from Nigeria - Let's network

[Christamario]

Christamario,try Ecobank,but you must have an active account with them.My manager told me i can apply as soon as i purchase my ticket but it's not a walk through transaction according to her.The process might take a week or more.An adult child (12yrs upward) can also apply

Thanks Gentlecanadian.

 

[Sazzy]

Congrats Aby 444 - a very inspiring story.

 

[Unibadan]

I kept on getting email from Victoria Govt. (Australia) to submit my skill assessment certificate by VETASSES.

I am yet to do this skill assessment hoping that i will hear from AVO soonest.

Can the house advise in this regards whether to go ahead and complete the Victoria Govt. Australia Permanent Residency?

Thanks.

 

[canadamyplace]

Please help me with GCMS link.

Thank you

 

[teagirl]

The international driver's licence is not relevant and not useful. Just come with your ordinary, genuine, FRSC issued driver's licence and if you can, get a letter authenticating the licence and your year's of driving from FRSC though this is not a necessity. I've bought cars here, no dealer asked me for my licence How is that their business? Are they going to be my co-pilot?

I just started driving less than a year ago. By the time we land, my driver's licence will be less than 6 months old. Will that be relevant to acquiring my Canadian driver's licence quicker?

 

[BabyBal]

Congratulations bolaopemire and labiz001!

Yoruba Song : If am dancing and rejoicing, do not stop me, My joy is full, Jesus has liberated me.

Join me and praise the Lord, VISA, PASSPORT and COPR received for me and family members today to the glory of God.

I have long waited for this day which the idea was sown in 2008 and now becoming a reality. Thank you Jesus.

Who knows this ringing tone: EGBA NI MI etc, join me to send a big shoutout to the owner of that ring tone - NEYOBASH himself. Kudos to you and your team members, we will surely rejoice with you sooner than expected. Amen

To all members of the forum, COPA members ( ), peeping members, active members, declared members, silent reading members, big brother PH, kollins , tbaba, just to mention a few, you are all appreciated. Our response to one another is fabulous, we keep the spirit going and the waiting enduring.

God bless all, see ourselves in Canada

Cheers

Alhamdulilahi!!! Almighty God has brought phase 1 to a beautiful end.

Visa and CoPR received for me and my family today. Thanks to all forum members who made available their data for comparison, PH the originator, Neyobash the delivery master ( this guy with pass for a Customer Service Manager). Solomonwise( whom I followed from nairaland to this thread).

I pray all awaiting updates will laugh last and very soon.

 

[BabyBal]

Congratulations!!

It is the Lord's doing and it is marvelous in our sight.
Visa and COPR was picked up today.

Sir Kollins (Visa Officer Kollins), more than words can express for your time, instructions and support all the way. God bless you abundantly and increase your coast.
Neyobash, God bless you beyond your imaginations.
Pipis Husband, God has blessed you to be a blessing to others.
Thank you to everyone as well.

To everyone awaiting one update or the other......It is ordained to end in praise.

Timeline:
Application Filed = 04/11/2014
PER = 29/01/2015
PPR Mail = 25/02/2016
Passport Received = 10/03/2016
Visa Issued = 11/03/2016
Pick up Mail = 05/04/2016

Awesome experience....lol

 

[yikelin]

Seems there is going to be a new way of checking application status from july
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1222&top=3

 

[Ebube]

This is so inspiring. Your persistence in the face of daunting circumstances paid off. Praise God.

Good day Family of hopefuls, I got my PPR

I would like to thank all the seniors on this forum for how consistent they have been in helping out newbies like me (who dont post much).

Let me share a bit of my Canadian journey to also offer some encouragement and hope to those still waiting for a reply.

I visited Canada in 2013 as a visitor and because I liked it so much I decided to get a job. I got the LMO (Labour Market Opinion) and all the pertinent documents and proceeded to the coutts border to get my passport stamped with my work permit. (I was in for a rude awakening, I was refused the work permit and told that I had 2 weeks to leave canada and that if I wanted a work permit, I should do it from Nigeria. Against the advice of well meaning friends and family, I left the country and came back to nigeria.

in 2014, I got all my docs together to apply for FSW, due to my WES report, I ended up sending my app in december and it got to CIC on the 29th Dec. With apprehension, I watched every day go by hoping to make the cut-off, Alas my APP was returned as not been among the 1000 APPs taken for NOC 0112. Sad and discouraged, I waited for express entry.

With an initial ielts score of L-7.5 , S-7.5, R-9 and W - 8, I got a CRS score of 412. I saw the trend of invitations leaning toward the high 450s so I took another IELTS score that gave me a new score of 476. I felt that I had made it.

June 27th saw me getting an ITA
Submitted app- July 3rd
Meds Passed - July 8th
1st AOR- 12th July
Medical passed- july 18
2nd Aor- July 27th

I was sent an Additional docs request - August 8 asking for IMM566E and IMM5406. I sent this off and waited expecting good news as I made sure all my docs were in order.

On september 22, I received a letter from CIC saying I had been refused the visa because of misrepresentation " I misrepresented my immigration history' and I was banned from Canada for 5 years. Shock paralysed me. Family and some friends told me to count my losses but some very well meaning friends (Hopeful guy and Kollins) advised me to fight it and even pitched in for the lawyers fees.

I paid for a lawyer, Waldman and Co who had extensive experience and successes with misrepresentation cases and retained their services. They ordered my GCMS notes and the unlying explanation beneath "misrepresented immigration history was that my brief 2 month visit to Canada in 2013 was construed as LIVING in Canada. Mind you, this visit was clearly stated in travel history. The lawyers filled my case in November.

Fast forward to March 28th when my Case was reopened,
I received an additional doc request - Explanation of POF and identity docs which I sent.

At exactly 10:38 am on monday the 16th May I got my PPR request and also RPRF and updated family info which I sent off. My medicals expire on the 1st of July so their letter stated that I had to travel before them.

So now the docs have been sent and I am waiting to see my case approved on mycic. It has been a long and tortuous road, but I am grateful to God that my persistence was not in vain.

I hope that somebody is encouraged by my journey and chooses to stay positive in the midst of every uncertainty.

My prayer is that every desire of this forum members MRs, PPRs and VISAs will be met. Amen

 

[Canada ds year]

Hi Canada ds year, if I may ask when they collect your NDL, when you come back to 9ja for a short visit what are you supposed to drive with, did you ask about that?

Hi Ed_b_good,
The information is clearly stated on the Alberta government transportation site. See the extract below;

"It is the law in Alberta that a person must surrender any and all foreign driver’s licences when they obtain any class of Alberta operator’s licence. It is illegal in Alberta to hold any other driver’s licence and an Alberta driver’s licence at the same time. "

This is also the response to my inquiry on NDL from an agent;

"Please note that once you pass the "Knowledge Test", the driver's licence from Nigeria will be exchanged for a Class 7 Licence (GDL Learner). Road Test can be scheduled after the successful verification of your driving records."

I didn't need to ask further questions cos the process is written in black and white. Asking some questions may be misconstrued as being unintelligent or trying to have ones way around set standards.
So I figured it out myself that peradventure I want to come back to Nigeria on a visit and drive, then I have to sort myself out then.... Either process another one back home or use the photocopy of the submitted NDL if it is still valid then(many of us carry around the photocopies anyway).
Cheers

 

[Canada ds year]

Congratulations Aby4444. That's a powerful testimony. All the best ahead.

 

[Pipis Husband]

Please help me with GCMS link.

Thank you

http://www.visafile.info/

 

[Pipis Husband]

I kept on getting email from Victoria Govt. (Australia) to submit my skill assessment certificate by VETASSES.

I am yet to do this skill assessment hoping that i will hear from AVO soonest.

Can the house advise in this regards whether to go ahead and complete the Victoria Govt. Australia Permanent Residency?

Thanks.

That's a personal decision for you to take. However, there's nothing wrong in beginning the process to see where it leads

 

[Pipis Husband]

You read my mind Ed_b_good. I've been thinking about the same question. It doesn't make much sense for them to withhold the NDL when they know people need travel around the world and would need to drive automobiles while there. From what I know, the NDL is the ppty of FRSC and only them or the Naija police can withhold it for keeps.

Please, can any of the senior members who've landed throw more light on this issue? Some members could be planning to land initially and return later to settle finally. It will be much appreciated.
Thanks.

It depends on the province and the particular Drivetest centre where the Nigerian driving licence is presented.

For us in Ontario, particularly the GTA, some licenses were retained and some were released back to the owners but with the proviso that once you receive your Canadian driver's licence, you can't use the Nigerian licence in Canada.

 

[Pipis Husband]

I just started driving less than a year ago. By the time we land, my driver's licence will be less than 6 months old. Will that be relevant to acquiring my Canadian driver's licence quicker?

Go ahead and land with what you have. Once you are able to provide a certificate from a registered driving school here, you will can dive into the driver's licence system and start.