Jibaba said:
my MR will not come since september last year , so on 20th February , after 2 attempts at getting it posted , i paid DHL to pick it up for me in accra , i paid 19k , wrote an authorisation letter and asked Ghana to give me a pick up time ( got Friday 1pm - 4pm) and
i did my medicals at St Marie clinic at Yaba and the Xray at Medcure Oshodi , 77K family of 4 - same day on a friday 2nd March was told that is the best day to finish up everything) . ( pls go with recent passport photographs, though there is a photo studio you can get a quickie nearby )
Got a tracking number that the medicals got to paris on 22nd MArch ! ( imagine, took clinic and DHL 20 long days ) so i was expecting to hear from accra by next month at the earliest . it looks like Canada is calling me this summer !
I pray that this april annointing will touch everyone and all dead cases would rise in the spirit of easter ! Amen
Myself and family plan to only stay a month , clear papers etc and come back to naija before final departure some months after .....i need some advice(s)
cheap airlines ( qatar or which ever ...)
short accomodation
city to land , ( since it is temporary , )
how to shorten the getting PR card and required processes etc
will appreciate your recommendation or urls i can get info .
thanks
jibaba
Hi Jibaba, and congrats in advance.
This is my first post since I landed in Calgary two weeks ago. I've been faced with flurry of activities and that's why I've not been able to post my landing experience. Responding to your questions directly:
Cheap Airlines: We are a family of 4 and we went by Emirates because it was the cheapest we could get and we also used the opportunity to stop-over in Dubai for 2 days but it was a harrowing experience at the end of the day! The Dubai leg was fun of course, but the 14-hr flight from Dubai to Toronto was delayed by 4 hours making us to miss our connecting flight later that evening and we also missed the rescheduled flight the following day. Besides, flying 14 hours no be joke! So if u can afford the extra cost, and it's much i must tell u, then go by BA, Lufthansa or KLM. But if u love 'adventure' or hard on cash, then give emirates a try.
Short Accommodation: well, that depends on the city you are moving to. But i'm sure it should be a problem. But looking for a suitable long-term apartment might be a challenge considering the fact that yo probably don't have a job and no credit records.
City to Land: of course Toronto is your best bet since most airlines fly direct to the airport and if u go by Emirates, that's their final destination. There's really nothing much you can do about fast-tracking the PR process. It will take minimum 3-4weeks. This is not Nigeria where you can 'arrange' things!
Most importantly, please go to a city where you know someone who can be of assistance. Please read this line again and again. If you don't know someone on ground, you'll be like a fish out of water because you have so much to battle against: culture shock, the extremely cold weather and a general sense of being lost cos u can't easily find ur way around.
This is my 2 cents and if u do not take anything away from my long story, please remember the last point. Make sure you know someone on ground!
