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FSW 2014 applicants from Nigeria - Let's network

Nameless_Canada

Star Member
Dec 10, 2014
77
1
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
1212
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-12-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
11-03-2015
Med's Request
Soon
Med's Done....
Soon
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
Soon
VISA ISSUED...
Soon
LANDED..........
Soon
I will share testimony in church the day I get MR from AVO
 

ijeree

Full Member
Mar 21, 2015
22
0
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
0311
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-11-2014
AOR Received.
16-02-2015
IELTS Request
Included in Application
Med's Request
14-09-2015
Med's Done....
20-09-2015
Passport Req..
29-03-2016
VISA ISSUED...
14-04-2016
LANDED..........
20-07-2016
Nameless_Canada said:
I will share testimony in church the day I get MR from AVO
Very soon, God will honour His word in your life. Prepare for your testimony!
 

ijeree

Full Member
Mar 21, 2015
22
0
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
0311
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-11-2014
AOR Received.
16-02-2015
IELTS Request
Included in Application
Med's Request
14-09-2015
Med's Done....
20-09-2015
Passport Req..
29-03-2016
VISA ISSUED...
14-04-2016
LANDED..........
20-07-2016
Hi everyone! Trust we are all doing well.
My family arrived Calgary 2 days ago on Emirates airline from Abuja via Dubai-Toronto for a 6 weeks short landing.
We had the initial landing documentation at Toronto Airport and everything went smoothly.
We did not have time to go to the Service Canada office at the airport for SIN registration as we had a connecting flight to catch.
The landing process is quite straight forward. It helps to have your list of goods/list of goods to follow typed out and handy.
A declaration of over $10,000 cash is also not a problem.
My toddler's powdered milk was taken, during custom checks though, so you might not need to come in with powdered milk from Nigeria.

It shall end in praise for all of us!
 

Pipis Husband

VIP Member
Aug 16, 2013
4,100
338
Category........
NOC Code......
1112
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
VISA ISSUED...
20-03-2015
LANDED..........
06-06-2015
ijeree said:
Hi everyone! Trust we are all doing well.
My family arrived Calgary 2 days ago on Emirates airline from Abuja via Dubai-Toronto for a 6 weeks short landing.
We had the initial landing documentation at Toronto Airport and everything went smoothly.
We did not have time to go to the Service Canada office at the airport for SIN registration as we had a connecting flight to catch.
The landing process is quite straight forward. It helps to have your list of goods/list of goods to follow typed out and handy.
A declaration of over $10,000 cash is also not a problem.
My toddler's powdered milk was taken, during custom checks though, so you might not need to come in with powdered milk from Nigeria.

It shall end in praise for all of us!
Good of you to share your landing story, welcome to Canada.
 

davido2016

Member
Dec 22, 2015
19
0
ijeree said:
Hi everyone! Trust we are all doing well.
My family arrived Calgary 2 days ago on Emirates airline from Abuja via Dubai-Toronto for a 6 weeks short landing.
We had the initial landing documentation at Toronto Airport and everything went smoothly.
We did not have time to go to the Service Canada office at the airport for SIN registration as we had a connecting flight to catch.
The landing process is quite straight forward. It helps to have your list of goods/list of goods to follow typed out and handy.
A declaration of over $10,000 cash is also not a problem.
My toddler's powdered milk was taken, during custom checks though, so you might not need to come in with powdered milk from Nigeria.

It shall end in praise for all of us!


congrats on your landing
 

Aroms

Hero Member
May 19, 2016
569
15
Logos
Category........
Visa Office......
AVO
NOC Code......
**21
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ijeree said:
Hi everyone! Trust we are all doing well.
My family arrived Calgary 2 days ago on Emirates airline from Abuja via Dubai-Toronto for a 6 weeks short landing.
We had the initial landing documentation at Toronto Airport and everything went smoothly.
We did not have time to go to the Service Canada office at the airport for SIN registration as we had a connecting flight to catch.
The landing process is quite straight forward. It helps to have your list of goods/list of goods to follow typed out and handy.
A declaration of over $10,000 cash is also not a problem.
My toddler's powdered milk was taken, during custom checks though, so you might not need to come in with powdered milk from Nigeria.

It shall end in praise for all of us!
Congratulation on your successful landing.....
 

soundcode

Star Member
Dec 18, 2014
81
0
Category........
Visa Office......
ACCRA GHANA
NOC Code......
2263
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22 DECEMBER 2014
IELTS Request
SENT WITH APPLICATION
File Transfer...
9-MARCH-2015
Med's Request
X-JUNE-2016
Med's Done....
X-JUNE-2016
Interview........
WAIVED BY GOD'S GRACE
Passport Req..
X-JUNE-2016 BY GOD'S GRACE
VISA ISSUED...
SOONEST
LANDED..........
SOONEST
Nameless_Canada said:
I will share testimony in church the day I get MR from AVO
Yes oooo. We shall all testify of His Faithfulness. It will surely end in praise :D
 

Ed_b_good

Hero Member
Sep 11, 2014
864
23
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
0711
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-05-2014
Nomination.....
08-09-2014
Med's Request
04-02-2015
Med's Done....
17-02-2015
Passport Req..
16-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
07-07-2015
LANDED..........
29-07-2015
Congratulations ijeree on your successful landing, wishing you success in the land of the maple leaf.




ijeree said:
Hi everyone! Trust we are all doing well.
My family arrived Calgary 2 days ago on Emirates airline from Abuja via Dubai-Toronto for a 6 weeks short landing.
We had the initial landing documentation at Toronto Airport and everything went smoothly.
We did not have time to go to the Service Canada office at the airport for SIN registration as we had a connecting flight to catch.
The landing process is quite straight forward. It helps to have your list of goods/list of goods to follow typed out and handy.
A declaration of over $10,000 cash is also not a problem.
My toddler's powdered milk was taken, during custom checks though, so you might not need to come in with powdered milk from Nigeria.

It shall end in praise for all of us!
 

Mabertia

Hero Member
Nov 14, 2014
468
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
1224
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-11-2014
Med's Done....
07-09-2015
Passport Req..
21-03-2016
VISA ISSUED...
04-04-2016
LANDED..........
29-07-2016
Congratulations ijeree and thank God for a smooth landing.

ijeree said:
Hi everyone! Trust we are all doing well.
My family arrived Calgary 2 days ago on Emirates airline from Abuja via Dubai-Toronto for a 6 weeks short landing.
We had the initial landing documentation at Toronto Airport and everything went smoothly.
We did not have time to go to the Service Canada office at the airport for SIN registration as we had a connecting flight to catch.
The landing process is quite straight forward. It helps to have your list of goods/list of goods to follow typed out and handy.
A declaration of over $10,000 cash is also not a problem.
My toddler's powdered milk was taken, during custom checks though, so you might not need to come in with powdered milk from Nigeria.

It shall end in praise for all of us!
 

henstboy

Full Member
Apr 5, 2015
40
0
Testimonies will full every where as it progresses to end in praise.

Application Date 29th December 2014, true test of patience as you watch your POF being devalued by the day as our dear Naira losses value to the Dollar by the day!

God help us.
 

yikelin

Star Member
Oct 16, 2014
85
19
Visa Office......
Accra
NOC Code......
1114
App. Filed.......
19-12-2014
Nomination.....
09-03-2015
IELTS Request
Sent with application
Med's Request
Upfront medical 9th March 2017
Passport Req..
24-04-2017
VISA ISSUED...
11-05-2017
LANDED..........
08-07-2017
Congrats to all with updates and those of us waiting to hear from AVO we shall come back to testify very soon .

Please for those of us that have linked our application with my cic have you noticed any new thing with urs? Checked mycic today and noticed that there is a document checklist for us to put some documents but no upload botton , does anybody know what it means
 

treasuredone

Full Member
Feb 25, 2016
25
4
bolaopemire said:
Welcome, nice landing story. That trekking part ehn, I don hear am for Calgary especially when you have to drop somewhere n join bus or train, am always going the opposite direction, don't know when I'll learn that aspect.
May God help us, all in all, it's interesting
@bolaopemire, the trekking and going in opposite directions part got me cracked up :D :D :D. We had a similar experiences while doing our short landing in Calgary last October. While it was fun for wifey, I didn't find it so funny then. :mad:. All good and well.Looking to join you guys there shortly...
 

treasuredone

Full Member
Feb 25, 2016
25
4
Pipis Husband said:
Hi Ogaolopa, the ball is entirely in your court. Your age has nothing to do with your ability to find and build a productive and great career here. It is against the law for any employer to ask your age in this country. I came with over 13 years banking experience in a specialised field. It seemed daunting at first to fit into the system, trying to find how my skills in fraud investigation can be applied here. As you can see, I have experience working with bank regulators/police in solving financial crime and recovering funds. I then sought out Nigerians via LinkedIn who have landed here as well as others in my target sector and slowly built a relationship with them, finding out industry trends and how best to make my self attractive professionally. I also attended training programmes which helped me to gain understanding of how things work here and get networking opportunities but above all, God was faithful. As I was attending the programs, I would get back home each day and share with my wife all I learnt. My wife took the tips and strategies and applied it in her job search and got a fantastic job in finance before me! See where Joshua overtook Moses :) We only used our Nigerian experience in our resumes. This breathrough of course showed me I was on the right path and shortly after, I landed a management role in a position similar to what I was doing back home but a far higher level. I am considered an expert because I come from Nigeria with our peculiar 419 and other financial crimes ;) and because of how I packaged my self.

You can do it as well, don't be discouraged at all. One of my investigators is a former army officer from Bangladesh and he's served with UN peace keeping force in Sierra Leone, he's now working in a bank as an investigator. He understood the value of rebranding his skills and experiences and packaged himself accordingly. There's also another investigator in my team who has become close to me and opened up that she's 56 years old! You can equally join the federal, provincial or regional police here or other security outfits and even companies in their security departments. Once you land, avoid the company of people who are comfortable 'managing' anything just to pay the bills, seek out those who are striving for greater things. I don't despise the days of humble begninnings, not at all but I know that Almighty God created me for great things so I come with the mindset to compete for the best jobs and earn the best pay. White skin does not mean they are better, infact your coming with foreign experience can be a plus! Join a specialised training/bridging program, not the general ones for newcomers. There is value in specialised newcomer training if you know what you are looking for and how to apply the knowledge obtained. With perseverance, patience and above all, God's favor, you and your wife can make it well here. I've only spent one year in this country but the heights I have attained and the achievements I have recorded, it could only have been God. The same and even more can be your testimony as well, cheers :)
Hello Oga Pipis,

Very insightful post from you there sir, could you please elaborate on the bolded portion in italics? I mean the bit about joining specialized newcomer bridging program as opposed to general newcomer programs. Gracias!