PNP applicants to cic-Accra

[cryingfreeman1111]

Hello Everyone,
I'm one of the February Applicants for PR.
I received a mail from Accra requesting me to pay RPRF today 10th April and checked the link provided for how to make payment found out it only via Bank Draft or Certified Cheques either to be submitted in person or through Mail.
Questions; draft to be in favour of?, what does expiry date mean as par bank draft? Do I need to attached the copy of request mail to it? Lastly, can I send it via courier?
Seniors with Accra VO experiences your assistance will be highly appreciated.

Thks,

CRF1111, frm Naija.

 

[ofonzo]

CRF,

I sent you a PM on this subject. Cheers

 

[klemzo]

Hi guys,

Please how long after medical does one finally get his PR from Accra Visa office? How months do I have to wait after medical?

 

[klemzo]

I got it thanks.

 

[BEKK_1]

I got it thanks.

PPR???

 

[klemzo]

nope his PM

 

[babakura]

WORDS OF ADVICE
DRIVING - When you arrive the first thing you need to get done after opening a bank account or applying for SIN is to apply for your driver's licence. Instead of carrying your passport around, your drivers licence is the best form of ID you can carry around in your wallet( I know no one wants to lose his/her Nigerian passport because of the hassles involved in procuring a new one and could take up to a year or more to get another one in Canada as Nigerian High Commission will have to write Immigration Office in Abuja and all sorts of rubbish you don't wanna go through at all).

You don't actually need to have a car to get a drivers licence (all you need do is pass the written test). Also if you have been driving before in Nigeria or wherever pls bring your drivers licence (if Nigerian licence subject to verification from Nigeria High Commission, Ottawa) you might be exempted from some stages but the first test which is the written and the final which is highway driving under the watchful eyes of a licensing official are mandatory.

To get a drivers licence you will need to pass a written test of multiple choice questions based on traffic regulations and road laws, after passing you have to actually drive and subject to a test to proceed to the next graduating level. Driver licensing in all provinces of Canada have graduating levels.
Alberta - http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/Drivers_Licence.cfm
Manitoba - http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/DL/DL/Pages/driver-licensing.aspx
Ontario - http://www.ontario.ca/driving-and-roads/driving-and-roads
you can google ( province name then driver licensing) for other provinces if so interested or applies.

DUI (Driving Under the Influence)- I use take GOD beg you no drink and drive oooo (not just alcohol but also hard drugs ) .. This is not Nigeria that we do all sorts. You might not be caught but the day you get caught it will not be funny . There are serious consequences for DUI offences from getting demerit points on your licence to suspension of your licence for months and sometimes if alcohol level in your system is too high you could be arrested, car impounded for some days or wks depending and in some cases taken to COURT !! yes COURT !!!.

Should you end up in COURT you might need the services of a lawyer and that's some thousand's of $$$.

Should you get convicted that's a CRIMINAL RECORD right there and that could affect your life negatively. To get a real job in most cases (not factory jobs or coffee serving) they require background, criminal and credit checks, some employers will not give you the job and some might give you the benefit of the doubt OR maybe you need police record for immigration purposes that's a stain and this isn't naija where records are easily erased (Some records take years for them to be removed against your name while some are there forever).

Scenario 1:- Lets say your work involves driving company vehicle everyday and your licence gets suspended don't even bother going to work because you have fired yourself .
Scenario 2:- Lets say you got caught last year and your licence has been reinstated but you got another job requiring you to provide your drivers abstract for the past 5 years .. you might not get the job because the company will be skeptical about entrusting their vehicle to you.
Should your work not involve the above you still need to maintain a clean record as much as possible because you just never know when you will need your record.

DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE:- If you cannot afford to pay for car insurance its better you don't drive at all . Insurance premium rates from as lowas $100 to $400 a month or even higher depending on your province of residence , how recent your car model is or how many accidents you had in the past . Canadian cities have very good road transportation network but services are reduced at night after 7pm depending on where you live.

Always be alert:- Always be patient when driving and obey traffic regulations .. fine ranges and depending on the by-law code .. for example let's say a fire truck or ambulance is blaring its siren and you didn't give way by parking on the side for the ambulance to have right of way and you are caught that $490 fine (that's for Ontario but other provinces will be around that amount).

Always pay your fine(s) when due because all your information are linked and one day they might to send your information to collections .. Concerning collections, I will be talking about that in my next WORDS OF ADVICE titled FINANCES.

NOTE: These are informational just to guide and advice you that Canada is not a lawless country as Nigeria where we all came from. Kindly add more for the benefit of the populace because when these situations happen people don't tell because of the fear of abuse from friends or family alike and they are grave issues we need to tackle .Cheers

 

[Ojeola]

WORDS OF ADVICE
DRIVING - When you arrive the first thing you need to get done after opening a bank account or applying for SIN is to apply for your driver's licence. Instead of carrying your passport around, your drivers licence is the best form of ID you can carry around in your wallet( I know no one wants to lose his/her Nigerian passport because of the hassles involved in procuring a new one and could take up to a year or more to get another one in Canada as Nigerian High Commission will have to write Immigration Office in Abuja and all sorts of rubbish you don't wanna go through at all).

You don't actually need to have a car to get a drivers licence (all you need do is pass the written test). Also if you have been driving before in Nigeria or wherever pls bring your drivers licence (if Nigerian licence subject to verification from Nigeria High Commission, Ottawa) you might be exempted from some stages but the first test which is the written and the final which is highway driving under the watchful eyes of a licensing official are mandatory.

To get a drivers licence you will need to pass a written test of multiple choice questions based on traffic regulations and road laws, after passing you have to actually drive and subject to a test to proceed to the next graduating level. Driver licensing in all provinces of Canada have graduating levels.
Alberta - http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/Drivers_Licence.cfm
Manitoba - http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/DL/DL/Pages/driver-licensing.aspx
Ontario - http://www.ontario.ca/driving-and-roads/driving-and-roads
you can google ( province name then driver licensing) for other provinces if so interested or applies.

DUI (Driving Under the Influence)- I use take GOD beg you no drink and drive oooo (not just alcohol but also hard drugs ) .. This is not Nigeria that we do all sorts. You might not be caught but the day you get caught it will not be funny . There are serious consequences for DUI offences from getting demerit points on your licence to suspension of your licence for months and sometimes if alcohol level in your system is too high you could be arrested, car impounded for some days or wks depending and in some cases taken to COURT !! yes COURT !!!.

Should you end up in COURT you might need the services of a lawyer and that's some thousand's of $$$.

Should you get convicted that's a CRIMINAL RECORD right there and that could affect your life negatively. To get a real job in most cases (not factory jobs or coffee serving) they require background, criminal and credit checks, some employers will not give you the job and some might give you the benefit of the doubt OR maybe you need police record for immigration purposes that's a stain and this isn't naija where records are easily erased (Some records take years for them to be removed against your name while some are there forever).

Scenario 1:- Lets say your work involves driving company vehicle everyday and your licence gets suspended don't even bother going to work because you have fired yourself .
Scenario 2:- Lets say you got caught last year and your licence has been reinstated but you got another job requiring you to provide your drivers abstract for the past 5 years .. you might not get the job because the company will be skeptical about entrusting their vehicle to you.
Should your work not involve the above you still need to maintain a clean record as much as possible because you just never know when you will need your record.

DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE:- If you cannot afford to pay for car insurance its better you don't drive at all . Insurance premium rates from as lowas $100 to $400 a month or even higher depending on your province of residence , how recent your car model is or how many accidents you had in the past . Canadian cities have very good road transportation network but services are reduced at night after 7pm depending on where you live.

Always be alert:- Always be patient when driving and obey traffic regulations .. fine ranges and depending on the by-law code .. for example let's say a fire truck or ambulance is blaring its siren and you didn't give way by parking on the side for the ambulance to have right of way and you are caught that $490 fine (that's for Ontario but other provinces will be around that amount).

Always pay your fine(s) when due because all your information are linked and one day they might to send your information to collections .. Concerning collections, I will be talking about that in my next WORDS OF ADVICE titled FINANCES.

NOTE: These are informational just to guide and advice you that Canada is not a lawless country as Nigeria where we all came from. Kindly add more for the benefit of the populace because when these situations happen people don't tell because of the fear of abuse from friends or family alike and they are grave issues we need to tackle .Cheers

What a nice write babakura, it really an eye opening for anyone immigrating to Canada..

 

[GLORIOUS FAVOUR]

NIAJA PEOPLE, ACCRA HAS STARTED WORK. I GOT MY PPR ON 18TH APRIL. OFONZO I SENT YOU A PM.

 

[cryingfreeman1111]

Hi Everyone,
Pls how do I know when my RPRF draft is encashed? I sent it to Accra via courier on 11th April and was delivered and signed for 17th April.
Also, how many weeks does it normally take for Medical Results to be forwarded to VO? I did my medical in Abuja on 15th April and till 2day 25th April, I was told my form is still with the Doctor and not yet send.

CRF1111.

 

[Bukonla80]

Hi Everyone,
Pls how do I know when my RPRF draft is encashed? I sent it to Accra via courier on 11th April and was delivered and signed for 17th April.
Also, how many weeks does it normally take for Medical Results to be forwarded to VO? I did my medical in Abuja on 15th April and till 2day 25th April, I was told my form is still with the Doctor and not yet send.

CRF1111.

Hello cryingfreeman1111

You will need to be patient, you will most likely hear from Accra in another 2 months.....Hopefully, you'll be asked to come pick up your PR say June or July.....All the best mate!!!

 

[cryingfreeman1111]

Hello cryingfreeman1111

You will need to be patient, you will most likely hear from Accra in another 2 months.....Hopefully, you'll be asked to come pick up your PR say June or July.....All the best mate!!!

Thanks Bukonla80. Actually, I've zero my mind till July ending.
Thanks truly appreciated.

 

[ginacom2003]

This long wait for sponsors interview for April, May, June, July, August etc applicants is frustrating.

Are there no applicants of April, May, June, July & August, 2012 whose sponsors have been interviewed & LOA issued in the General Stream? If there are any within this window of applicants in the GS, then the issue should be specific to individual cases.

House, kindly respond to this if you know.

 

[Bukonla80]

This long wait for sponsors interview for April, May, June, July, August etc applicants is frustrating.

Are there no applicants of April, May, June, July & August, 2012 whose sponsors have been interviewed & LOA issued in the General Stream? If there are any within this window of applicants in the GS, then the issue should be specific to individual cases.

House, kindly respond to this if you know.

Hello ginacom2003,

I'll suggest you write immigration manitoba to ask them the status of your application. At times it could take a while for your sponsor to be interviewed because the general stream is not a priority. Be patient, as I said earlier send them an email (i.e. Immigration Manitoba).

Regards

Bukonla80

 

[babakura]

I tire for Accra oooo ...... this silence is killing oooooooooo