FSW 2014 applicants from Nigeria - Let's network

[Dotsngr]

Hi everyone. I am new to this forum, though I have been a secret admirer for sometime. Well done to all who have made this forum a blessing. My timeline has been updated on the spreadsheet. Got my MR on 29th June.

Welkm on board, dear.

 

[Dotsngr]

No o, av not gotten mine yet o. Chai u for wait make we do joint press conference. Still chilling sha. Maybe it will drop on Monday. Is it MR alone?

Furnish us with ur TIMELINE ASAP.

CONGRATS BABA.

Dont worry dear, its closer than u think. Just get ready to do the MR sharply the next day.

 

[kollins]

A question to the house:
If someone is to be invited for an interview by the AVO, at what point is this done? Before or after MR, if it's before MR, how long notice does one get? Or how far from PER issue date is the invitation to appear for interview given before a MR is issued.

The bulk of those that will be invited for interviews will receive the invitation before medical is done even though they may have gotten a prior request to submit some documents.
Based on satisfactory submission of requested documents before or during Medical request,applicants can/may be invited for interview if the visa office deems it fit for you to explain some grey areas in the documents submitted but most times,these areas are discovered well before Medical request.
Notice to appear ranges between 4 to 8 weeks.
Cheers.

 

[Dotsngr]

To the Glory of God alone, our MR landed today. its been a fruitful journey and so glad to be at the semi final with a calm assurance and confidence of reaching the final and landing safely and favorable at the destination

To those still waiting, be rest assured that its just a matter of time and effortlessly it will come and not tarry.

Jesus is Lord

Congratulations Dewasco, it will soon end in praise. Hope u hv done the MR?

 

[thorndike4u]

Dear Admin,

Kindly update my status in the spreadsheet. My timeline is as follows;
Application sent: September 12, 2014
Application received: September 16, 2014
NOC: 1212
Visa Office: AVO
PCC sent: Yes
PER: January 2, 2015
MR: July 2, 2015
2 Additional documents requested (statements of account showing salary payments from my employer and updated POF).
It will definitely end in praise for all forum members awaiting one update or the other.

 

[Dotsngr]

A question to the house:

If someone is to be invited for an interview by the AVO, at what point is this done? Before or after MR, if it's before MR, how long notice does one get? Or how far from PER issue date is the invitation to appear for interview given before a MR is issued.

I dont know the exact timing for interview request, it differs per candidate but its usually btw the PER to PPR time frame.
AVO rarely uses it except in some special cases like the one dt happened in 2013 FSW set. They gave them upto a month's notice to appear in Accra for the interview. For our 2014 set, I am not aware on the forum of anyone that has been called for interview. Pls seniors help out, if u know of any.

 

[Kayb]

This is inform those intending to attend the Eagles meeting on the 18th of July 2015 that it is very compulsory to reserve your seat by sending a mail to eaglesnaijaforum@ gmail.com on b4 10th July 2015. Afterwards we won't confirm any more seats. Special appreciation goes to all those who have sent in their token towards the preparation. God bless you richly

 

[Dotsngr]

Dear Admin,

Kindly update my status in the spreadsheet. My timeline is as follows;
Application sent: September 12, 2014
Application received: September 16, 2014
NOC: 1212
Visa Office: AVO
PCC sent: Yes
PER: January 2, 2015
MR: July 2, 2015
2 Additional documents requested (statements of account showing salary payments from my employer and updated POF).
It will definitely end in praise for all forum members awaiting one update or the other.

Congrats dear, ure getting closer to d finish line

 

[Kayb]

This is inform those intending to attend the Eagles meeting on the 18th of July 2015 that it is very compulsory to reserve your seat by sending a mail to eaglesnaijaforum@ gmail.com on b4 10th July 2015. Afterwards we won't confirm any more seats. Special appreciation goes to all those who have sent in their token towards the preparation. God bless you richly

 

[Dotsngr]

To God Almighty be all the glories, as I announce to the whole house the delivery of my visa and copr at exactly 11:02am on 2nd July.
It has been only God. This is the journey that started on Dec 2012. I submitted my application for fswp 2013 but was returned due to cap limit.
As I was preparing and waiting for EE, fswp 2014 was announced.
I put the sad incident behind me and moved on. Thank God that He moved with me and made all the crooked ways straight concerning fswp 2014.
I enjoyed His favour throughout the application process.
Though I used agent but I will forever be eternally grateful to the Most High and the forum members.
We shall all make it to canada via this our application IJN.
See you all in Canada by His grace.
Admin kindly update.
Na God win.
Cheers
Mkbaba

Congrats dear. It has ended in praise

 

[gentleiphy]

Congrats to all who have received one update or the other..Dewasco et al....it will sure end in praise.For others waiting for good news.hang on it is not far from you...

Please i need to know if i am to scan a copy of the MR receipt after the medicals examination to AVO?

 

[kollins]

Dear Kollins
I dont completely agree. The check on non-accompanying spouse is not only good if the couple involved may be getting divorced in the near future. It may be tricky and erroneous to assume that non accompanying spouses may be getting divorced. The essence of non accompanying can be applied to a number of scenarios.
First and foremost we have to appreciate the essence of a PR visa. It implies permanent migration to Canada and you can only maintain this status if you are able to spend a certain cumulative number of years in Canada.

If the spouse is not immediately available to migrate and is unable to spend this required number of years in Canada, it is definitely not advisable to tick the accompanying option as the Visa would be issued and activated upon landing. The implication is that the spouse stands to loose the PR status if he or she is unable to fulfill residency requirements as the Visa will otherwise not be renewed.

Worse still, the spouse may also face difficulties in obtaining a temporary visa afterwards because of his or her records. Reasons being that he or she may have to explain why he or she was turned down at a Canadian Border which you agree may be complicated and require legal representation.

There are several reasons why the Spouse may not be able to immediately accompany the family which is not limited to the following:-
1. Political interests
2. Business concerns
3. Work priority
4. does not intend to reside in Canada permanently e.t.c.


It is therefore preferable to plan to sponsor the non accompanying spouse when he or she eventually intends to permanently migate to Canada. For this purpose there is an in-country application and out of country application.

The in-country application can be made from within Canada. The good news is that Canada has started a pilot program for this cadre of spouses which enables them work in Canada while their application is being processed. It is called the OPEN WORK PERMIT. Please click on this link to read information on this.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=177&t=17

@ De explorer,
unfortunately i disagree with you, and you may need to reconsider Kollins advise to the respective party.
It is safer to include accompanying spouse nowit will only delay by weeks than apply for an open work permit..DELAY ISNT DENIAL

your link below only accommodates and for answers for individuals from within canada
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=177&t=17
however, you must also understand that spouse in question's information is definitely in the additional family information as the Husband or partner and this person also did medicals if i am not wrong..
More reason AVO always ask for an update of information at every stage..
worse case a request for application fee would be requested and also additional RFRF fees would be required to be paid..

open work permit can't work in this situation.. however open work permit take about 3- 6 months..
why waste time when the delay may only be for another 45days max and they can all do their landing together..

its important to understand the canadian system properly..

NO WONDER THEY ALWAYS ASK FOR UPDATED INFORMATIONs on changes of your situation up until PPR.. hence her situation has changed and she needs to do the needful asap.. she should contact AVO, via CSE...( there is no difference btw adding husband and family except for fees that needs to be paid..


This is an expert advise from a friend that was in a similar situation and also a friend that had an open work permit for close to 6 years before getting his PR last year.. so i know what i am talking about..

NB... Accompany spouse doesn't need to do landing with principal applicant.. as it can be done separately( as every individual has his/ her own Copy of COPR).. BUT the principal applicant MUST BE THE FIRST TO COMPLETE LANDING if they decide not to do landing together due to spouse busy schedule/other business plans/ any other reasons that may be..

@ Bonblu, if u carefully read my post you will observe that my comment is not directed at the applicant who made the enquiry. Kollins advice to her is in order since she desires to make a change at this point however i am directing my concern at his general advice that intending applicants should tick accompanying except they are contemplating a divorce.

I have stated the issues with this advice especially in the event that the couple do not intend for the other to be permanently resident in Canada in the immediate and for their own private reasons.

My advice on sponsorship and the benefit of open work permit relates to a situation where the non accompanying spouse is ready to move to Canada, perhaps many years after when he or she has taken care of their interests in nigeria which initially prevented the the relocation.

I was only providing advise on in- country application process. This will benefit the affected spouse as he or she can apply from within Canada when they are physically present in Canada. Remember that though he may be an unaccompanying spouse, he can also visit his family in Canada anytime and can initiate the sponsorship process then.

My position remains that if anyone is not prepared to fulfill the required residency conditions i.e cumulative years of stay in a given period, they will definitely loose their status.

@ De explorer,

your view is well noted and highly appreciated!

Thanks for the numerous comments...
Its however unfair for any reader of my advice/post/response to the poster to magnify a small portion of what I said in knocking off the overall meaning of what it was meant to be.
What is most important is that she understood and assimilated the advice that was given to her without taking any offense.
A one-off example of reason for a non-accompanying spouse should not be painted/interpreted as if the writer gave a general advice to applicants to conform to the reason given when the writer(myself) is on the same level with the general applicants;I meant well in my response with no trick or erroneous assumptions intended for anybody's consumption.
Apologies to every reader if the quoted comment was written in such a way to connote a different meaning from what I meant it to be.
Cheers.

 

[yokusus]

Kollins
What you wrote made perfect sense, and i agree with your opinion, ticking accompanying makes everything a lot easier.

 

[kollins]

Dear All,
Please kindly check your details on the SS to see if its updated accordingly...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XlAYwn8sBOYeZyuFP7cOok7oFacisg95Jx1zcrcBjQQ/edit#gid=639575
Its a pity that the "edit link" generated for everybody was never bookmarked or saved down for use...which has resulted in the manual update of the spreadsheet.
If not well updated,please reach out to the admins individually to make sure its done since they may not be able to catch up with everybody update on the thread.
For numerous of us who are our secret admirers,members,readers and guest,the larger the database we have on the SS,the better for all of us....
Your timelines and updates may just calm down the nerves of anxious applicants when it is seen on the SS so please kindly help include your details via the link below regardless of your processing level....
http://goo.gl/forms/wjgGULXe3D
I may not be able to reach out to our members on the whatsapp groups but I am sure one of us will see this post....please help broadcast it especially for so many updates that may be discussed on our respective chats that doesn't get updated in time....let us remember that we have bigger audience that follow the thread than the group chats....please,don't deny us your good/positive updates.
Thanks to you all....
Cheers.

 

[Mkbaba]

Great thanks to the whole house for rejoicing with Mkbaba and family, big thanks also to Phiib, Iphyo, Ayobunmi, Esttycan, Dotsngr, Ed, Kke, Smipo, Johnny, Flosure, Bensonams.
It is well with us ALL.