NewStats: 3,261,498 , 8,174,188 topics. Date: Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 12:48 PM 1b67p

Good morning everyone to our broda in diaspora, i would like to know how much gtb charges for withdrawing dollars from atm overseas using the dollar master card. I have some dollars in my dorm and considering withdrawing it, but i am scared of the charges. I was charged almost 40 dollars for transferring less than 800 dollars from one dorm to another . Someone said they charge as high as 100 dollars. Is this true

The school actually called to tell me they will not be considering my son, as i did not provide baptism certificate while applying on the calgary catholic school board. She actually sounded very rude. The funny part was the catholic calgary board website said they considered non catholic, if school has sufficient room. Not sure how to proceed, either to go to the school physically or go back to the catholic calgary board and opt for a different school.

I recently relocated to Calgary and am searching for a good school for my children. Based on , I’ve heard that public schools may not be the best fit for my family, so I decided to explore Catholic schools instead.

I applied through the Calgary Catholic School Board and selected a school within my district. However, I received a call from the principal informing me that my son would not be accepted because we are not Catholic. This was quite disappointing, especially since private school tuition is quite expensive.

It seems that Catholic schools require a baptism certificate for either my children or myself. Has anyone navigated a similar situation? What options are available for non-Catholic families seeking ission?

I currently attend a Pentecostal church but am considering ing the Catholic Church, though I understand the process takes time. I also learned that for a child’s baptism, the parents must have godparents and be baptized in the Catholic faith.

I’d appreciate any advice from those familiar with the system. Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I recently relocated to Calgary and am searching for a good school for my children. Based on , I’ve heard that public schools may not be the best fit for my family, so I decided to explore Catholic schools instead.

I applied through the Calgary Catholic School Board and selected a school within my district. However, I received a call from the principal informing me that my son would not be accepted because we are not Catholic. This was quite disappointing, especially since private school tuition is quite expensive.

It seems that Catholic schools require a baptism certificate for either my children or myself. Has anyone navigated a similar situation? What options are available for non-Catholic families seeking ission?

I currently attend a Pentecostal church but am considering ing the Catholic Church, though I understand the process takes time. I also learned that for a child’s baptism, the parents must have godparents and be baptized in the Catholic faith.

I’d appreciate any advice from those familiar with the system. Thank you!

Just at a crossroad, I currently work for an FCMG in Nigeria currently go home with about 1.7m monthly as income after tax, also have some other benefits, I got my PR since 2022 and did my soft landing with my family and came back to Naija 2023. Since then I have been job hunting in Canada, lately and got a contract job with an IT firm, the pay not so fantastic but it is more than enough to me the needs of myself and my family. The contract is for 7months as I am reliefing someone who is on a long leave. Wondering if I should just resign in my current job and move with my family to canada. The contract job I got is exactly what I do today in my naija job with the same grade, just contract.

What do you guys think, just so you know i current the house 100%, I spend like 800k to run the house in this Tpain economy and usually endup saving 900k monthly. I have also been hearing alot of stories on the challenges in Canada and how canada is beginning to change its immigration policy, I dont want to loose my PR.

confirmed speculator, if you like continue to hoard your dollar, you will so lose cash. why leave certainty for uncertianty.

No one know what the price of dollar will be in 5month time, what we know however is this crashing of dollar will continue for now.

The wise one will sell now when you are assured of some profit.

ThatCEO:
You cannot use the barrel of a gun to bring down dollars

I was going to the BDC in zone 4 Abuja yesterday, some EFCC/DSS goons blocked the road to zone 4 and asked me to make a U-turn

Anybody who has studied FX candlesticks for a minute will see that prices goes down for a while before continuing its upward journey.

Sanusi said d reason he was sacked was because he demanded that NNPC remit their dollars. You people's only source of FX is oil, yet NNPC go release one dollar

Now you have borrowed billions of dollars from ADB against future oil production

Binance r filing smart. If they wait for CBN to ban them, it means they now have to wait and lobby for CBN to unban them. But if they ban themselves, they wait a few weeks, naira crashes further n they simply unban themselves n continue trading That way, no illiterate can blame them.

All the BDCs r given $62M per month, is it for beans n dodo?
My aunt who has a drugs production company, by now, I know only her needs at least $1M monthly to buy raw materials

Boys have simply ported to other exchanges, d old men don't know how easy it is to move funds across crypto exchanges n continue life as if nothing ever happened. You only need just one working exchange, and I know at least one exchange that Nigeria can't mess with Una wan die...I won't mention Names.

Make una enjoy Jare, see you at ₦3000 naira to dollar

This is great news, all of you hoarding dollars, sell now or count your losess

Never seen such a very selfish country, people bet against their own currency, wishing things to continue going up.
You wont see the new trend that dollar is falling, na so so naira is falling news you go dey hear.

Good one CBN, not everyone must sell dollar, if you dont have be going home.

Move oversea, how?

IS that how money move oversee, Yes politicans will continue to steal am talking of the middle class and lower class, many have dollars in their bank .

Diligence:
Let's reason/IMAGINE with this Isaac Fayose as follows:

1. Tinubu makes such announcement
2. There's panic withdrawal
3. More dollars would now be moved overseas
4. More physical dollars would now be further hoarded.
5. Where is the naira (scarcity) to change the dollars
6. Where are the dollars to meet massive panic withdrawal
7. Wetin be hyper/super-INFLATION again!

U know it's End-Time, when Isaac Fayose is advising Tinubu & CBN!

ZaddyJ:

Stop talking like an enemy of progress I am married to an American woman we both own a t of dom so re you saying they should seize our hard earn money ?
We were in Kenya for the safari and NYE in dec/ jan everything they charge us after getting goods and services ( especially the art shop) we will be quoted in dollars by the local yet this does not stop their shillings from moving further and or higher than naira.
At the BDC a shilling is #4.5 meaning every 1000 kenya shillings gets you #4500 .
So why target people's hard earn income ?

Oga, open American bank and put your dollars there, when you need it withdraw there. IF you are staying in naija and want to travel, apply for pta and bta. You cant be pilling dollars in your dorm when people who truly need it cant get it. Money is meant to move in an economy. You guys are all betting against the Nigerian currency. Even US doesnt allow this kind of banking.

MrProlific95:
Is this guy coke addict?

He is speaking the truth, many nigerians now keep money in dorm , which is also parrt of the problem we have today, let them close all dorm . give people the naira equivalent

126 views, not one , guys haba.

make una help a brother na

Guys good evening, I have a trip coming up next month, I currently bank with GTB but because of my experience with their poor service I opened an with Providus bank in the month of June. I have been runinng the with no issue. I am to travel out in dec and filled the form a form using providus bank as my bank. Now my officer is telling me they will not be able to process my request because my is not up to 6month. What should i do, Can i cancel my pta request with Providus and make a request via GTB.

Who can respond biko, i need advise

dipset01:
Guys good evening, I have a trip coming up next month, I currently bank with GTB but because of my experience with their poor service I opened an with Providus bank in the month of June. I have been runinng the with no issue. I am to travel out in dec and filled the form a form using providus bank as my bank. Now my officer is telling me they will not be able to process my request because my is not up to 6month. What should i do, Can i cancel my pta request with Providus and make a request via GTB.

Please house please advise

Guys good evening, I have a trip coming up next month, I currently bank with GTB but because of my experience with their poor service I opened an with Providus bank in the month of June. I have been runinng the with no issue. I am to travel out in dec and filled the form a form using providus bank as my bank. Now my officer is telling me they will not be able to process my request because my is not up to 6month. What should i do, Can i cancel my pta request with Providus and make a request via GTB.

Please house please advise

Honestly it is abit confusing, I am in a similar dilemma right now, have never been a fan of living abroad, I did my masters in the uk and even though then we had the opportunity for 2 years Post study visa, i just woke up one morning and said I was done in the UK, even when i had a good job and interviews for better ones lined up. I decided to leave because of the weather and the boring life. Japa for me is the last resort, when nothing else works I will enroll for Phd oversee and from there get a PR in either Australia or new Zealand. I came back to Nigeria in 2012 and started as a graduate trainee with a bank and as they say the rest is history. Transistoned for various job, then job were d and I got job based on merit. I never ever considered moving overseas until Buhari came with his terrible policies, Nigeria is a mess today and with the level of insecurity and inflation, I decided to start the canada japa parole around decemeber last year. Dollar is now 790 naira as at today.

God has been faithful, I am 35yrs and work in the IT discipline with FCMG as a manager, my take home is 1.3m net, when I add allowance (leave, 13th month, bonus) I earn 1.75m monthly. My wife also earns 600k monthly. We dont have any property of ours other than a piece of land which am yet to start any work on.

I decided to give this Canada express entry a shot in December 2022 because at that time work was abit stressful and alot of uncertainty existed last year. Even though i wasnt so into it, my wife also is indifferent about the whole thing. We said let even apply when we get it we will decide. Alas we now have the PR and we never sure. I am worried the stress of starting again, selling everything and relocating to a new country. We dont even know the city in Canada to move too. Thinking between Ontario and Calgary. I honestly have been praying, because decisions like this can make or break a person.

Not like i care, I am sure my father inlaw and parents will not like the idea of relocating. We have 2 boys, one is 4 plus the other 2 plus, am just worried about parenting abroad. I comfortably save 1.2m after monthly expenses, except for when i have to pay house rent and school fees. I know I will likely earn more abroad, but with all the expenses, I doubt i will be able to save that much.

Like someone mentioned earlier one can easily loose his job(God forbid) and that is the end. Or have a serious ailment. And that the end.

I have spoken to people in Canada who strongly encourage me to come that IT is hot cake here.

Still praying for direction. IT really good to pray and plan not just follow the crowd.

Hi guys, linkedin has disabled my for no reason, I cant or check for job., I cant even reach their cause I am not able to . I have called them on twitter yet no , also ed my port no .

What can i do to recover my

Nairalandous19:
After how many days after submission did you receive notification that your request is being processed at IRCC office? A friend that submitted yesterday already got this email.

Well I was not tracking that i get some updates weekly. but within a week you should get notification., you will be getting several.

But what am saying is from the time you submit your port at Visa to the time you are told to come pick it up, it takes averagely 7 weeks

zubizareta:


If you submit yourself, you should get it back maximum 2 weeks.

not correct sir, it took me more than a month

Accessed:


Congratulations!

Please did you use courier services or you submitted and collected in person? Also how long did it take between submission and collection??

I submitted in person in the VFS Lagos office

It took us 7 weeks in total from day of submission

Pick it up yesterday, if you can use courier it is better because of the waiting crowd but if you are not in a rush submit in person.

And plan to get it back 7to 8 weeks

NorthernshoreTS:

I asked the same question some days back and I was told you can walk in between 10 am - 12 noon

yes o, I picked up my port yesterday.

Glory be to God Almighty

Adedolapo2021:


For Lagos VFS, I think you can just walk in. But for Abuja VFS, I suggest you book an appointment, just to be on the safe side.

Thank you, I plan to work in

Good afternoon guys, I have received notification to come pickup my port at the VFS office, do I need to book an appointment on the VFS website or just walk in?

Heineken007:
Please i was denied Uk visa in 2013 and 2014 which i included in my travel history. Do i need to scan and the stamped pages of those denials alongside my current port?

No now, a simple explanation will suffice, just give little context to the reason for denial.

My wife was denial in November last year

Good afternoon guys, I have received notification to come pickup my port at the VFS office, do I need to book an appointment on the VFS website or just walk in?

adebee16:


Please how did you know when it got there? The email notification from VFS that it’s been dispatched? Or you tracked it?

Both, the last notification I got via email was 30th May, also When i checked using the vfs tracker same status.

The status has not moved since 30th May

The last status I got was it has left the VFS office Ghana and now in transit to IRCC Ghana

adebee16:
Has anyone that submitted port in last couple weeks at Lagos been able to track it. The tracking id provided keeps saying “no records found”. I just want to know if this is typical or there is a reason to be alarmed. port was submitted on June 9.

Thanks

Yes, submitted by port last month I am able to track on the VFS website, however status has not changed.

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Guy who has update on port submission, I submitted my port on the 18th of May at VFS lagos.

The last update I got was on the 31st of May, saying it was being shipped to VFS Ghana, uptil now no new update has been receieved.

I have tried to call severally with no luck, sent an email through their webform, yet to no , who has any idea how i can go about this.

It just very slow

Guy who has update on port submission, I submitted my port on the 18th of May at VFS lagos.

The last update I got was on the 31st of May, saying it was being shipped to VFS Ghana, uptil now no new update has been receieved.

I have tried to call severally with no luck, sent an email through their webform, yet to no , who has any idea how i can go about this.

It just very slow

seunpinky:
Hi guys, pls which visa office currently has a very fast processing time? Should one send to vfs Kenya or use the normal Lagos vfs for onward transmission to Accra?

I used the lagos office, must it kinda slow o, our port has been in transit since the 19th of May.

Me I am not understanding again o.

The last update i got was last week Wednesday.

Guys, how long does it take to get your port stamped and returned. We submitted our port on the 19th May, and our port is still in transit to IRCCC ghana. To the senior colleagues in the house, how long has it taken your port to be sent to Ghana and returned back to you. I was thinking everything should be less than a month.

Can those who sent there port to Ghana confirm how long it took?

Thanks for the very much appreciated

Abercrome:


No one can say really. In my case, I got biometric request for my husband two weeks after AOR. It all boils down to the efficiency of the officer in charge of your file. Try not to think of it too much although I know it’s easier said than done. You can get biometrics on time and then radio silence for months and you can get biometric in what seems like a long time and then everything becomes sharp sharp from thereafter. No one can accurately predict. Give it another 3 weeks before overthinking it. You can also look for WhatsApp group of people who submitted in March so that you can be comforted that your timeline is totally within range.