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Dear guys,
got a reply from accra,the guy sent the message using his personal mail.he said i should send the baby's pic x birthcert so that they can issue the medicals.but i have already sent scanned bankdraft,pics,notice of birth(birthcert not yet ready),endorsed her pic on her mom's passport and two other forms.what do u think.soj
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Oloye
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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2007, 09:46:32 am » |
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SOJ, get the birth certy for them i think it is the easiest thing to get. Go to the Local govt. and ask for National Population Commision office they will do it for you. It is free.Be fast men so that you will not hit one year date after medical.
I wish you all the Luck on earth.
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soj
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« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2007, 10:08:27 am » |
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Dear oloye,i hope to get the birthcert before friday,i paid for it the national hospital abj the next day after she was born.i was told it will take only one week but i hope to get it be4 friday but is it ok to scan the birthcert.i have already scanned other documents to accra,i believe it is ok.soj
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soj
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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2007, 10:24:46 am » |
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oloye,the guy just returned my mail now that i have to bring the docs in person,that the baby has to be examined be4 visas can be issued
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Oloye
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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2007, 10:48:30 am » |
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Honestly that was what i was about sending to you that they will like to confirm the maternity and the paternity of the baby before visa can be granted. You will even be refered to do her medical. Just be fast about the whole stuff
Oloye
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soj
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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2007, 11:01:26 am » |
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oloye,he sent another mail that my baby will need her own passport but i mailed that i cant get a passport for her until she is five years
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yemkik
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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2007, 02:41:09 pm » |
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Soj, Oloye,
I read through all this stuffs.
I can understand CIC Accra, they need to be sure about everything since people do all sorts to get this. Just give them all the info required and on time too which is very important at this stage.
About getting the baby's personal international passport, at how many days old? That is never done anywhere babies details are always put in the mum's passport that is the procedure but on second thought they might need that for other things when you guys land........we really need to ask people's advise on this. Soj if I may ask, are you using a lawyer? If yes then just ask your lawyer on this if not then maybe we might need to post a thread for this in the forum maybe others have suggestions or ideas
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tito
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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2007, 04:34:33 pm » |
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oloye,he sent another mail that my baby will need her own passport but i mailed that i cant get a passport for her until she is five years
Soj, I mentioned this in one of my replies to your query but thought you can get away with putting your daughter's details on your wife's intl passport. You can get an intl passport for your daughter but it is tricky and the immgration folks will have to support you to make it happen. Sit down on a chair and have the cloth (for the background) thrown on your lap up to your neck/head, hold your baby from the inside (so your hand does not show). Let the baby lean back a bit since she can't hold her head straight yet and have her picture taken/scanned for the intl passport. This is what I did for one of my "soldiers" some years back. This should work as the devil's alternative should the Accra people insist. |
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soj
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« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2007, 10:27:29 am » |
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Yemkik,thanks initially i used a nigerian lawyer based in canada but not anymore.even the nigerian high commission in canada put it on thier website that it can only issue passport for a child of 5 years.if they insist that i should get her an international passport then maybe i will have to do it illegally and it is going to cost more money(18k).
Tito,halo longtime,i remember you mentioned it in your mail sometimes back.like i said i will have to do if they insist.i have already endorsed her passport on her mom's international passport.
oloye,i got the birthcert this morning,i should be in accra on dec 3(monday)
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« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2007, 10:29:01 am » |
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Soj Baba,
Getting a passport for your baby is no big deal. I got the new international e-passport for my baby when she was a month old while applying for my HSMP visa and UK embassy lagos insisted on baby having her own passport. The women at immigration office are experts at this and can carry babies that are even 1-week old for snapping! So it's no big deal. The issue is just "settling" the right immigration guys so that your baby can quickly be snapped and e-passport processed so that you can meet up with CHC Accra as the time is short. That's my take.
All the best
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soj
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« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2007, 10:55:17 am » |
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Asquare,thanks man mi,i will put into motion the procedure(naija way) as soon as i get back from accra.just got his mail now,he said the passport will be required on the day the visa will be issued but i can pick the medicals on monday.
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« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2007, 11:13:36 am » |
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oga oloye and soj how r u guys doing,
this canadian immigration process thing is stressful.
Soj i think u shld take the pictures the way oloye says u shld coz even d US embassy want infants to ave their own int'l passports.
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« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2007, 12:38:32 pm » |
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Soj,
just do as A-Square said. I just got my e-passport about a month ago, i saw a lot of babies getting snapped. its no big deal, just get to Ikoyi passport office they will do it for you.
Hello Biba, welcome to the waiting game, but its a long way ahead, don't worry you will get there.
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biba
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« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2007, 03:25:45 am » |
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hi,
soj if u r in abj u can also get to d new passport office along d airport road but u may still ave 2 buy d card and fill d form on line d card is available at any sterling bank branch closest 2 u if u even get 2 d banks dey may b able 2 direct u 2 an immigration official dat dey use or know dnt worri u can get it in no time as long as u r ready 2 shake body d naija way u know now.
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soj
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« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2007, 09:45:31 am » |
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biba,u are welcome to the forum.am in abj x i have done it the naija way this morning.thanks anyway when did u apply.I think the provincial nominee stuff is very fast,a friend of mine applied just two years back x he has collected his visa.
Fathertee,how u dey,it's been awhile.thanks for ur advise.how far with ur application.
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can_vic
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« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2007, 10:58:39 am » |
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hello Everyone,
I am a newbie, this is my first post. Sofar i am impress with contribution from members in this forum, I am still trying to catch up on all the threads posted. I am happy to see ppl with similar circumstances helping themselves.
This are my application details
Sent appllication thru DHL to Accra in Dec 26 2002
AOR recieved June 2003 stating that my application is in process since January 2003.
Since then i have not heard from Accra office, i am worried cos i always update and send my documents to the embassy anytime my status change. The waiting is killing .... 5 years!! waiting is no joke. I feel depressed anytime I check cic website and notice that they have increased the average processing time. I watch it increas from 49 months to the present 71 months, it seem it might hit 10 yrs very soon.
Out of frustration i applied and was granted UK HSMP visa under 3 months, I am presently living in the Uk with my Family, but I am still interested in migrating to the canada because I am not sure migrants are welcome here in the UK. There are too much uncertainties with the UK migration system that its better looking for alternative. Its close to election time here, the Labour party and Conversative party are in competition to prove who is meaniest towards immigrant. The HSMP visa rules are changed too frequently that no one knows what to expect. Another review of the HSMP visa is coming Jan 08, we are hoping for the worst, in the last review, the implementation was retroactive, lots of people have been sent back home because they can not meet the new creteria. I dont think I want to put my family through such umcertainty thats why i desperately need the Canadian visa.
Now my question;
Is it possible to request for my file transferred from Accra to CHC London? and wil my request affect my processing time?
I read some where in this forum that such request for file transfer if granted will make my application afresh in London office, at this stage i am looking to reduce my time not to prolong it.
Pls senior members help with my querry.
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Can_vic
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Oloye
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« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2007, 07:55:56 am » |
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SOJ.,
I want to tell you that youcan get international passport for a day old baby just get it fast. i will talk to you when you get back from Accra. you will also do her medical no kid is too small.
Oloye.
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tito
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« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2007, 08:22:19 am » |
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hello Everyone,
I am a newbie, this is my first post. Sofar i am impress with contribution from members in this forum, I am still trying to catch up on all the threads posted. I am happy to see ppl with similar circumstances helping themselves.
This are my application details
Sent appllication thru DHL to Accra in Dec 26 2002
AOR recieved June 2003 stating that my application is in process since January 2003.
Since then i have not heard from Accra office, i am worried cos i always update and send my documents to the embassy anytime my status change. The waiting is killing .... 5 years!! waiting is no joke. I feel depressed anytime I check cic website and notice that they have increased the average processing time. I watch it increas from 49 months to the present 71 months, it seem it might hit 10 yrs very soon.
Out of frustration i applied and was granted UK HSMP visa under 3 months, I am presently living in the Uk with my Family, but I am still interested in migrating to the canada because I am not sure migrants are welcome here in the UK. There are too much uncertainties with the UK migration system that its better looking for alternative. Its close to election time here, the Labour party and Conversative party are in competition to prove who is meaniest towards immigrant. The HSMP visa rules are changed too frequently that no one knows what to expect. Another review of the HSMP visa is coming Jan 08, we are hoping for the worst, in the last review, the implementation was retroactive, lots of people have been sent back home because they can not meet the new creteria. I dont think I want to put my family through such umcertainty thats why i desperately need the Canadian visa.
Now my question;
Is it possible to request for my file transferred from Accra to CHC London? and wil my request affect my processing time?
I read some where in this forum that such request for file transfer if granted will make my application afresh in London office, at this stage i am looking to reduce my time not to prolong it.
Pls senior members help with my querry.
Regards
Can_vic
It is better to raise your query as a new topic for proper attention. My Accra brothers will surely reply as soon as they see Accra in the subject line. Do not request for transfer of application otherwise you will start afresh; be patient and you will soon hear from CHC Accra. Decisions made out of frustration are never right - be guided! Peace! |
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yemkik
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« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2007, 05:41:12 pm » |
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Hi can-vic, I share in your predicament. Canadian residency visa is not one to apply and be waiting for reply immediately, better to apply and get on with your life and be expectant that one day you will be called. The volume of applicants had increased since the cut-off point was lowered from 75 to 67 which is why so many people keep applying shooting up the figure, it may even interest you to know that Accra (which serves as catchment area for English speaking West African countries, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Gambia) has the largest chunk of applicants from Nigeria, which is why processing time keeps going up yearly with no end to this.............. The rule says you have to apply where you are a resident (residency here may mean citizens or permanent residents of the country you are applying from), except you are British born changing your application to any other country other than your country of birth or where you have residency status may prolong your application. Another area you might consider is through PNP (Provincial Nominee Programme) meaning that any of the provinces of Canada might nominate and accept you as a candidate which might hasten your application, give it a shot, you never can say......... Try this sites: www.pnp.gov.bc.ca/www.alberta-canada.com/pnp/www.nlpnp.cawww.ontarioimmigration.ca/english/pnp.aspwww.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/EP7.pdfCheers Yemkik |
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« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2007, 02:50:00 am » |
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SOJ.,
Based on my discussion with you on phone on Saturday, you should have returned from Accra by the time you are reading this post. How was your trip and the cic pple?
The medical for the baby must be done this week as you returned and get the doctor to mail it on time also keep disturbing them with mail so that something can be done this month.
Oloye
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soj
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« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2007, 06:50:54 am » |
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oloye,i was at the high commission this morning,everything went well,infact i have collected the medical instructions for my baby.They also asked me if i will be able to travel before the expiry date in feb when am issued the visa.ofcos i said yes,so the guy said they should be able to receive the medical result in just a month.oloye i think the latest time the visa will be issued is jan ending.Thanks for the concern,i will call when i get to lagos.
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« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2007, 05:43:51 am » |
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oloye,i was at the high commission this morning,everything went well,infact i have collected the medical instructions for my baby.They also asked me if i will be able to travel before the expiry date in feb when am issued the visa.ofcos i said yes,so the guy said they should be able to receive the medical result in just a month.oloye i think the latest time the visa will be issued is jan ending.Thanks for the concern,i will call when i get to lagos.
Soj, Welldone O! Ku oro omo, ere nla la ma je ni'be. You have to do the medical this week as Oloye suggested. All the best. |
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soj
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« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2007, 04:08:22 am » |
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my naija people,my baby has done her medicals x the doctor promised to send on monday.cheers
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yemkik
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« Reply #23 on: December 08, 2007, 03:58:50 pm » |
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Soj,
Congrats my bros.
To all my Accra applicants lots of lessons to be learnt from Soj's case:
Patience is the virtue, no matter how long it takes it shall surely come to pass one day!
Soj please even when you land don't forget this forum we shall need your advise from time to time.
Cheers
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tito
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« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2007, 12:27:01 am » |
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oloye,i was at the high commission this morning,everything went well,infact i have collected the medical instructions for my baby.They also asked me if i will be able to travel before the expiry date in feb when am issued the visa.ofcos i said yes,so the guy said they should be able to receive the medical result in just a month.oloye i think the latest time the visa will be issued is jan ending.Thanks for the concern,i will call when i get to lagos.
soj, So you are on the second leg of the wait! Meaning you will have little time for travel planning in January. Hope they issue your visas ASAP. Btw, how easy is it to get to a good hotel in Ghana using ask airport cab? |
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