FSW 2014 applicants from Nigeria - Let's network

[Dotsngr]

Sis,congrats on your pick up mail.

My dearest sis, thnks a lot. Urs is just around d corner. Pls get ready.

 

[KINGSLEY JOHN]

Then your problem is solved. D immunisation card will nail it. Abeggi sharply send both to them.

Okay. Thanks for your support so far in this forum.

 

[mrs_0]

My dearest sis, thnks a lot. Urs is just around d corner. Pls get ready.

AMEN!

 

[7G]

Our own bonblu! Ur landing experience as usual was quite inciteful. God bless u as you settle.

It pays to be armed with prior info as exemplified in your case. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I'm pretty sure it'll come handy in the future to some of us.
All the best...

 

[SOTAJ]

Sotaj dear, patience inugo? I did my MR June 15th n got PPR 27th July and then my passports got to AVO 31st August and stayed a record 4 weeks 4 days before I got pick up mail. So dear, it is Patience all the way, but be rest assured tjough it may tarry, IT WILL COME ONE DAY.

Thank you for the words of encouragement Dotsngr. Just that the wait get as e be ni jare.

Na to continue to dey take chill pill ni o.

It will surely end in praises for us.

 

[fisobzy01]

Hmmmmmh!May the Lord quicken this process for us all. I can't wait for that time when we will all have another forum tagged 'FSWP 2014 Nigerians in diaspora'

LOL ;D

Nice, can't wait too ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[Ed_b_good]

It will definitely come SOTAJ.

Na wa for RK ooo.

Today makes it exactly 6 weeks that I completed my Medicals.

Still waiting for PPR too. MR from RK as well.

Medicals received on ecas since 31st July.

God will surely settle our cases

 

[Ed_b_good]

Beautiful landing storey bonblu, and welcome to Canny.

Landing experience...

spent 24 hrs in total on the plane..
left lagos..1.45 pm (naija time)
landed toronto 3.pm (naija time)

long flight..with ethiopian airline.
stopped at dublin to refuel, only for the us to be delayed further when someone need an emergency medical examination due to high blood pressure.

Landing_____

rushed to passport control because 60% of us on the flight from all over the continent were arriving to get the landing procedures done (flight fully booked).
mine was a smooth one.. no questions asked. very friendly attitude..
I made sure i understood their culture context before flying down, so i decided to play along.
upon landing, carried all the hand bags, gave wifey all the documents to present while i do all the talking if questions were to be asked.
Told them i had 7k+USD in cash and the lady wrote on my copr 8k, smiling and saying we need to round it up(hope you don't mind sir).. i smiled saying its fine.
didn't ask for bank statement from me though i wanted to show it and she said no need.
Told her i needed to declare goods accompany me was my wife's box of jewellers..(women and Gold hen).
Got there, customs were not bothered..
they just asked if i was with less than 10k and i said yes and i told them i wanted to declare and the customs guys said you can go..
(My conclusion with customs and immigration.)
the already know who to question/quizz cos there are cameras everywhere and also dogs too, looking out for people who acted funny.
there were nigerians who landed with us and was quizzed like never before at immigration..
some indian family was on the edge of being sent back cos he lied that he forgot his bank statement back home..
Due to my flight experience to over 26 countries, i pleaded with wifey to stay and act calm.

(be honest even if its 2k you have on you just say it and let them know you have made arrangements for the rest of your funds. MOST IMPORTANTLY KNOW WHAT IS WRITTEN ON YOUR FORM)....

________________________________________________________________________
SIN done..
Bank account done..
Housing done..

 

[Ed_b_good]

Congratulations subsidy12, it has ended in praise. Wishing you a successful landing and integration.

To God be the Glory UPS delivered our Visas and COPR this morning.

I received pick up mail on 28th August, Visa Issued on the 27th August. (timelines to the left)

This process started in the 10th month of 2014 and it lasted exactly 10months.

i thank God for the Grace to be part of this process and a seamless process without further updates and requests from AVO, i must also appreciate Kollins specifically who guided us from IELTS stage up until submission. I also appreciate all my wonderful forum friends, my NOC mate CalgaryChic. You are next.

Neyobash & Simplebabs thanks for the timely intervention when UPS 1 give me heart attack

God bless everyone.

Admin pls move to the yellow line.

Cheers

 

[Ed_b_good]

Congratulations KINGSLEY JOHN, it will end in praise.

To God be the glory. MR just arrived.

 

[Ed_b_good]

Congratulations Chattery, it has ended in praise.

To the glory of the most high God,i received our passports and COPR for my family of 4 from UPS Gbagada this morning,Visa was issued on the 25th August, pick up mail was on the 26th.
May God grant all of us still waiting for our visas God speed and success.

 

[Mabertia]

Hello House,

Here is my timeline on ecas, I guess all these are the line updates we are talking about right?

We received your application for permanent residence on November 24, 2014.
We started processing your application on March 4, 2015.
We transferred your application to the Accra office on February 12, 2015. The Accra office may contact you.
We sent you medical instructions on September 3, 2015. To avoid delays, please provide us the information requested in the letter as soon as possible. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

While thanking God for all these updates, I pray for everyone who's waiting for anyform of update to receive it in Jesus name! It shall surely end in praise for all of us!!!

 

[Preferred]

I read this post on the Nigeria applicant thread when my application was on its way to CIC in July 2014:

Men & Brethren,

I posted my landing gist over a week ago and somehow, it didn't feature on this thread. I don't know how that happened. To the glory of God, we have landed in Calgary since June 11 and are trying to settle down. My story is not different from others. No mention of POF at POE. Settlement is another phase in this whole relocation matter. You will forget all the pressure before the PRV as you strive to cope with new way of life here. It has been from one thing to another. In all, it is a place to be. I almost fell prey to one Computer Hacker with Indian ascent when I was trying to get 'awoof' anti-virus. He hacked into my newly bought system. Thank God I have not loaded anything into it. I quickly returned the laptop to Costco and took another one costlier than the one I bought with one-month-free Office and anti virus. One needs to buy Office and antivirus here. We quickly got a car to move us around when we spent over $100 to go out on a single day with yellow cab. Thank God for this forum where we learnt so many things that helped in our settlement efforts. Train and buses are cheaper and available but be ready to waste time especially if you need to connect train through bus. Not even when you have a large but young family. We got free furniture (very good) through Kijiji and bought our car as well through Kijiji at a very good price. In all, It has been an exciting experience. I thank God for giving me this opportunity and appreciate all forumites.

This was my response then:

Congrats Jodav3. May you eat the good of the land.

And thanks for the kijiji free furniture tip I have stored that in my 'left hand'

And today being more than a year after reading the post, my appreciation goes to the 'poster'. I got a free deep freezer and a three seater plus couch free on kijiji

learning point - keep posting your experiences...you never know how helpful they are and will be

 

[Graced]

Thanks Preferred for re-sharing!!!

I read this post on the Nigeria applicant thread when my application was on its way to CIC in July 2014:

This was my response then:
And today being more than a year after reading the post, my appreciation goes to the 'poster'. I got a free deep freezer and a three seater plus couch free on kijiji

learning point - keep posting your experiences...you never know how helpful they are and will be

 

[alnako]

Hello House,

I have one quick clarification. I got an email requesting to update proof of funds and also saying: Also send a copy of your bank statement for the last six months into which your salary was deposited by your previous employer.

Since my occupation is my former job that i left in 2014 (i notified AVO of my change of job within a month), does AVO want me to send my bank statement showing the salary i earned in my last 6months with my former employer in 2014.

Or i need to show my current last 6 months statements i.e March 2015 - sept 2015. Also is it okay i upload the documents while i DHL the originals through case specific enquiry?

Anyone thats handled this please assist