Nigerians that have applied for Federal Skilled Workers 2013 program

[fatenny]

Congrats in advance! Try changing your passport!














Yes,it is really something one must try to avoid• I thought that it is 6 months before expiration? Is it now one year? This is the greatest of my concern because I am the one in question , if the PRV expiry date is august 2015 as per the date the passport will expire , if I renew my passport ,and inform Accra that my passport has been renewed and I am requesting that my PRV expiry change from the date of old passport expiry date to the one year of medical; is this feasible? This is majorly because I have a schedule for august 2015 which I really have to attend as the most important person•

Has anyone heard or read anything similar?

 

[Hopefulval]

You are fine Gentleandrew. Technically, it is not acceptable to have 2 valid passports. If you must renew your passport, the old one must be cancelled. I have encountered that scenario before too. I almost got into big trouble. The immigration people at the airport promptly cancelled the older one. So get your visa and when your passport expires, renew it and attach the 2. There should be no trouble. If after this you still in doubt then write directly to AVO. We will be happy to hear from the horses mouth too.













Yes,it is really something one must try to avoid• I thought that it is 6 months before expiration? Is it now one year? This is the greatest of my concern because I am the one in question , if the PRV expiry date is august 2015 as per the date the passport will expire , if I renew my passport ,and inform Accra that my passport has been renewed and I am requesting that my PRV expiry change from the date of old passport expiry date to the one year of medical; is this feasible? This is majorly because I have a schedule for august 2015 which I really have to attend as the most important person•

Has anyone heard or read anything similar?

 

[RonD75]

Yes,it is really something one must try to avoid• I thought that it is 6 months before expiration? Is it now one year? This is the greatest of my concern because I am the one in question , if the PRV expiry date is august 2015 as per the date the passport will expire , if I renew my passport ,and inform Accra that my passport has been renewed and I am requesting that my PRV expiry change from the date of old passport expiry date to the one year of medical; is this feasible? This is majorly because I have a schedule for august 2015 which I really have to attend as the most important person•

Has anyone heard or read anything similar?
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I think it's still 6mths though. I'll advise u take a deep breath first and think it through. Since u till have more than 6 mths left and at the rate at which AVO is going, we may all get our passports bck b4 end of first quarter next year. The most reasonable thing is do landing early and then come bck for ur engagement.
Except there's another workable advise from anyone.

 

[NwaMarie]

Dear xxxxxxxxxx:

This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada.

Subsection 16(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that a person who makes an application must answer truthfully all questions put to them for the purpose of the examination and must produce a visa and all relevant evidence and documents that the officer reasonably requires. In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following:

- Medical examination for the entire family. Medical forms will be sent to you via email tomorrow.

- Updated police clearance certificates for you and your spouse.

- Right of Permanent Residence Fee for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5406- Additional Family Information for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5669- Schedule A for you and your spouse listing all personal and address history from the age of 18.


Forms, instructions and specifications can be found at www.cic.gc.ca

*** To avoid delays, please submit all requested documents at the same time ***

You have 60 days from the date of this letter to submit additional information so that we may continue processing your application. Please note this will be the ONLY opportunity we will provide for you to submit additional evidence. Your application will be assessed in 60 days and the final decision will be based on the evidence on file at that time. If you choose not to respond with additional information I will make my decision based on the information before me, which may result in the refusal of your application.

Please note that submission in person will not be accepted.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada and I look forward to receiving your additional information.


Regards,


Immigration Officer- AB
Immigration Program | Programme d'immigration
High Commission of Canada | Haut commissariat du Canada
P.O. Box 1639
42 Independence Ave., Accra, Ghana

My people, I just checked my inbox and saw the above mail. In other words, my MR has arrived.

I'd also like to use this opportunity to share this piece of information with the house. Actually, I've been waiting for my MR to come before sharing the news. As much as I am very happy that my MR has come in, I won't be doing the medicals just yet because I am pregnant! My husband will also have to wait for me so that our medical dates can synchronize. Therefore, I'll be communicating to AVO via our representative/lawyer of my condition. So for now, e be like say my application go enter ''snooze'' for now! ;D ;D ;D

Cheers,
NwaMarie

 

[kit01]

Dear xxxxxxxxxx:

This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada.

Subsection 16(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that a person who makes an application must answer truthfully all questions put to them for the purpose of the examination and must produce a visa and all relevant evidence and documents that the officer reasonably requires. In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following:

- Medical examination for the entire family. Medical forms will be sent to you via email tomorrow.

- Updated police clearance certificates for you and your spouse.

- Right of Permanent Residence Fee for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5406- Additional Family Information for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5669- Schedule A for you and your spouse listing all personal and address history from the age of 18.


Forms, instructions and specifications can be found at www.cic.gc.ca

*** To avoid delays, please submit all requested documents at the same time ***

You have 60 days from the date of this letter to submit additional information so that we may continue processing your application. Please note this will be the ONLY opportunity we will provide for you to submit additional evidence. Your application will be assessed in 60 days and the final decision will be based on the evidence on file at that time. If you choose not to respond with additional information I will make my decision based on the information before me, which may result in the refusal of your application.

Please note that submission in person will not be accepted.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada and I look forward to receiving your additional information.


Regards,


Immigration Officer- AB
Immigration Program | Programme d'immigration
High Commission of Canada | Haut commissariat du Canada
P.O. Box 1639
42 Independence Ave., Accra, Ghana

My people, I just checked my inbox and saw the above mail. In other words, my MR has arrived.

I'd also like to use this opportunity to share this piece of information with the house. Actually, I've been waiting for my MR to come before sharing the news. As much as I am very happy that my MR has come in, I won't be doing the medicals just yet because I am pregnant! My husband will also have to wait for me so that our medical dates can synchronize. Therefore, I'll be communicating to AVO via our representative/lawyer of my condition. So for now, e be like say my application go enter ''snooze'' for now! ;D ;D ;D

Cheers,
NwaMarie

Congrats. I've been expecting this. What a great relieve!

 

[kit01]

I received my medical forms few minutes ago

 

[Hopefulval]

AMEN OOOOOOOOOO.
In my research ,I find the online payment to be very easy to use.Apart from the registration you will do on CIC site,no bottlenecks involved.
What I can't confirm is the acceptability by Accra visa office.The applicant who made mention of it on the thread you made mentioned of actually used gtbank draft to pay for his rprf fee despite advising fellow applicants on using the online portal .Why I am doubting the acceptability of Accra visa office on this mode of payment is in the instructions of the medical request been sent to applicants.This is apart from the fact that they even stated their preference of payment the on Accra visa office website.
I will like one of our earlier applicants to confirm the contents of medical request received to actually know if online payment for rprf is accepted.......with emphasis on the red colored comments by the visa office that sent this request.
I have a medical request of a buddy of to display here for comparison.......please see below.
"
The email received from email address
CPC-CTD-Ottawa @ cic.gc.ca

Date: September 26, 2014

UCI: 911XXXXX
Application: E000XXXXX

Email: XXXX @ gmail.com

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX



Dear XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX:


This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada. In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following documents:

• Medical examination for you and your family (Medical Instructions will be sent separately via email within the next 48 hours)
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/medical/medexams-perm.asp

• Payment of Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF): You must pay this fee before a permanent resident visa can be issued. The RPRF will be refunded if the application is refused, if you withdraw your application or if you choose not to use your visa. Please follow these steps:

• Go to the website: https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/epay/welcome.do?lang=en
• Read the instructions on each page, and click “Continue” to proceed
• Select the “Immigration” link, followed by “Right of Permanent Residence Fee”
• You must pay this fee once for yourself as principal applicant and your spouse
• Enter the number of fee payments (1 or 2) in the box beside the fee of $490
• Click “Submit”
• Proceed to pay your fees by selecting “Pay” and then follow the instructions to pay with a credit card
Once the payment process is complete, the web site will display your official receipt in PDF format. You must send the receipt to CPP-O.

Please submit the requested documents/fees to the following address:
Attention: Program Assistant CL01871 – CPP-O
Case Processing Centre - Ottawa
219 Laurier Avenue West
7th Floor, Section B
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1


Please note:
All documents must be accompanied by English or French translations. When original documents are requested, notarised documents are not acceptable. If you are unable to provide any or all of the requested documents/information, please explain why they are not available.

The above information/documents must be received in our office within 60 days from the date of this e-mail. Please quote your complete application number on your correspondence and address your correspondence to the address indicated above.

If we do not hear from you within 60 days, your application will be assessed on the basis of the information on file and your application may be refused.

All e-mail enquiries should be sent to the following address only:
cpc-ctd-ottawa @ cic.gc.ca

Sincerely,

Case Processing Centre - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement de Demandes - Ottawa – CL01871
Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada
219 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1A 1L1 | 219 avenue Laurier ouest
7th Floor | 7ème étage, Section B
Ottawa ON K1A 1L1 Canada
E-mail I Courriel : cpc-ctd-ottawa @ cic.gc.ca
Site : www.cic.gc.ca
Site : www.cic.gc.ca

Disclaimer: By supplying your email address, you are initiating an email communication with CIC and thereby authorizing CIC to use your email address for communication with you including the transmission of personal information on your file/case.

+++++++++++++++
Désistement : En fournissant votre adresse électronique, vous établissez une communication par voie électronique avec CIC et, par conséquent, CIC est autorisé à utiliser l'adresse électronique fournie à cette fin, y compris pour la transmission de renseignements personnels au sujet de votre dossier/cas"

Looking at the request above,the visa office specifically showed that rprf payment online is acceptable.Can we confirm if it's same for Accra ?
Just don't want to put any of us in bottle necks.
Cheers .

Thank you Kollins again for the comparison between the 2 letters and for going to this length to get this info. I see what you mean now. However, you also said you'd write to AVO to ask. Please could you let us know what they say? Furthermore, other than GTB do you know if any other bank can issue this type of draft. Their charges are just too high. There's no denying their efficiency but I'm sure we can get the same at a far lower cost and without having to open a dorm account with them.

 

[kollins]

Dear xxxxxxxxxx:

This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada.

Subsection 16(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that a person who makes an application must answer truthfully all questions put to them for the purpose of the examination and must produce a visa and all relevant evidence and documents that the officer reasonably requires. In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following:

- Medical examination for the entire family. Medical forms will be sent to you via email tomorrow.

- Updated police clearance certificates for you and your spouse.

- Right of Permanent Residence Fee for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5406- Additional Family Information for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5669- Schedule A for you and your spouse listing all personal and address history from the age of 18.


Forms, instructions and specifications can be found at www.cic.gc.ca

*** To avoid delays, please submit all requested documents at the same time ***

You have 60 days from the date of this letter to submit additional information so that we may continue processing your application. Please note this will be the ONLY opportunity we will provide for you to submit additional evidence. Your application will be assessed in 60 days and the final decision will be based on the evidence on file at that time. If you choose not to respond with additional information I will make my decision based on the information before me, which may result in the refusal of your application.

Please note that submission in person will not be accepted.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada and I look forward to receiving your additional information.


Regards,


Immigration Officer- AB
Immigration Program | Programme d'immigration
High Commission of Canada | Haut commissariat du Canada
P.O. Box 1639
42 Independence Ave., Accra, Ghana

My people, I just checked my inbox and saw the above mail. In other words, my MR has arrived.

I'd also like to use this opportunity to share this piece of information with the house. Actually, I've been waiting for my MR to come before sharing the news. As much as I am very happy that my MR has come in, I won't be doing the medicals just yet because I am pregnant! My husband will also have to wait for me so that our medical dates can synchronize. Therefore, I'll be communicating to AVO via our representative/lawyer of my condition. So for now, e be like say my application go enter ''snooze'' for now! ;D ;D ;D

Cheers,
NwaMarie

Congrats madam......and also Congrats on the young Canadian in the womb.
Meanwhile,I will love you to visit the medical hospital to seek advice on your medicals....especially the xray scanning.
It's actually been ascertained that it's healthy to do it and use the sheild for the scanning.
I'll try and dig out options for you......unless Ofcourse you personally do not want to do the medicals.
You can do it...depending on the week of your pregnancy...and even go ahead to land in Canada and have your baby there.
One thing at a time .......
Congrats for the good news.
Cheers.

 

[kollins]

I received my medical forms few minutes ago

Congrats.
Cheers.

 

[RonD75]

Dear xxxxxxxxxx:

This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada.

Subsection 16(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that a person who makes an application must answer truthfully all questions put to them for the purpose of the examination and must produce a visa and all relevant evidence and documents that the officer reasonably requires. In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following:

- Medical examination for the entire family. Medical forms will be sent to you via email tomorrow.

- Updated police clearance certificates for you and your spouse.

- Right of Permanent Residence Fee for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5406- Additional Family Information for you and your spouse.

- Updated IMM 5669- Schedule A for you and your spouse listing all personal and address history from the age of 18.


Forms, instructions and specifications can be found at www.cic.gc.ca

*** To avoid delays, please submit all requested documents at the same time ***

You have 60 days from the date of this letter to submit additional information so that we may continue processing your application. Please note this will be the ONLY opportunity we will provide for you to submit additional evidence. Your application will be assessed in 60 days and the final decision will be based on the evidence on file at that time. If you choose not to respond with additional information I will make my decision based on the information before me, which may result in the refusal of your application.

Please note that submission in person will not be accepted.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada and I look forward to receiving your additional information.


Regards,


Immigration Officer- AB
Immigration Program | Programme d'immigration
High Commission of Canada | Haut commissariat du Canada
P.O. Box 1639
42 Independence Ave., Accra, Ghana

My people, I just checked my inbox and saw the above mail. In other words, my MR has arrived.

I'd also like to use this opportunity to share this piece of information with the house. Actually, I've been waiting for my MR to come before sharing the news. As much as I am very happy that my MR has come in, I won't be doing the medicals just yet because I am pregnant! My husband will also have to wait for me so that our medical dates can synchronize. Therefore, I'll be communicating to AVO via our representative/lawyer of my condition. So for now, e be like say my application go enter ''snooze'' for now! ;D ;D ;D

Cheers,
NwaMarie

Double congratulations to you. Nothing like the joy of having a baby. God has blessed you not only with fruits of the womb but also with the arrival of ur MR. Congratulations once again

 

[Hopefulval]

Congrats. I've been expecting this. What a great relieve!

Heeeeey! Congrats NwaMarie!

 

[NwaMarie]

Congrats. I've been expecting this. What a great relieve!

Thanks kit01. I appreciate this.

 

[kollins]

Thank you Kollins again for the comparison between the 2 letters and for going to this length to get this info. I see what you mean now. However, you also said you'd write to AVO to ask. Please could you let us know what they say? Furthermore, other than GTB do you know if any other bank can issue this type of draft. Their charges are just too high. There's no denying their efficiency but I'm sure we can get the same at a far lower cost and without having to open a dorm account with them.

I'm yet to write them oooooooooo
But I'll try to write them and surely ,I'll revert back to the family of any response from them.
I'm sure other banks will be issuing drafts too...Zenith bank.I know of a friend that used it but i didn't asked of the details.
It will be preposterous if the only bank that have the ability to raise Canadian drafts in Nigeria is Gtbank .......I'm sure all the commercial banks will be able to do it.
Whoever will do it without dorm account may charge you higher than Gtbank ....my opinion.
Nothing comes free with these banks....all of them are same same.
Cheers.

 

[NwaMarie]

Congrats madam......and also Congrats on the young Canadian in the womb.
Meanwhile,I will love you to visit the medical hospital to seek advice on your medicals....especially the xray scanning.
It's actually been ascertained that it's healthy to do it and use the sheild for the scanning.
I'll try and dig out options for you......unless Ofcourse you personally do not want to do the medicals.
You can do it...depending on the week of your pregnancy...and even go ahead to land in Canada and have your baby there.
One thing at a time .......
Congrats for the good news.
Cheers.

Thanks Kollins. I always admire your proactive nature. The pregnancy still dey early oh, so I do not want to take chances. I'm really being careful. But like you said, one step at a time. May God direct my path. Will keep you posted.

 

[NwaMarie]

Double congratulations to you. Nothing like the joy of having a baby. God has blessed you not only with fruits of the womb but also with the arrival of ur MR. Congratulations once again

Yes oh, it's double congratulations RonD75. Can't thank God enough. He's awesome. Thanks a lot.