The questions we hear most often — answered straight. If yours is not here, book a 20-minute strategy call and ask directly.
14–20 months for most professionals. Anyone quoting faster is cutting corners or setting you up to be disappointed. The breakdown is roughly: 3–5 months for credential evaluation and language tests, 1–4 months in the Express Entry pool waiting for a draw, and 6 months of IRCC processing after ITA. Your exact timeline depends on profession, destination, and how prepared your documents are at kickoff.
Express Entry is Canada's federal skilled-worker pool. You build a profile, get a CRS score, and wait for an ITA when your score is above the draw cutoff. Provincial Nomination (PNP) is when a specific province nominates you because they need your skills — a nomination adds 600 CRS points, which essentially guarantees an ITA. Most healthcare professionals and educators qualify for category-based draws or PNP streams, which speeds up the process significantly.
Yes — we recommend it. Most clients complete the entire preparation phase (credential evaluation, English tests, documents) while working full-time in Ghana. You do not need to resign until your PR is approved. Continuing to work adds experience points and strengthens your profile.
No hidden fees, ever. Your quote includes everything we charge, and we give you a separate, itemised breakdown of third-party costs you pay directly (government fees, WES, test registrations). Total typical spend for Canada PR sits between GHS 18,000 and GHS 35,000 across the whole journey depending on the pathway. The full cost map is walked through on the strategy call before you commit to anything.
All live blueprints are priced at $520 (charged as GHS 5,999 via Paystack) — one-off, lifetime access, all future updates included. That is roughly the cost of a single consulting session at a high-street firm — except you keep it forever and can revisit every step at your own pace.
Yes. We understand this is a significant investment. For full-service consulting we offer milestone-tied plans — typically 40% to begin, 30% at document submission, 30% at PR submission. Blueprint pricing is one-off and not split, but the price is already set to the value of a single high-street consulting session.
The test is a hard gate — but not a lifetime ban. In every destination, English proficiency is required for nursing registration and skilled-migration visas, and you cannot skip it. But you can retake IELTS, CELPIP, OET, PTE or TOEFL an unlimited number of times, and results stay valid for 2 years (Canada/USA) or 3 years (Australia).
Current 2025–26 thresholds:
If you keep falling short: the fix is rarely "try harder." It is usually (1) swap tests — nurses who stall on IELTS Writing often hit OET faster because OET uses clinical scenarios; (2) target the weak band with 6–8 weeks of structured prep before rebooking; (3) combine sittings for Australia; (4) pivot pathway — LPN/Enrolled Nurse, care-aide, or educator streams have lower thresholds than RN, and you can upgrade after landing. We walk through the exact next step on the strategy call.
Possibly not. CGFNS grants English-test exemptions to internationally-educated nurses whose nursing programme was both taught and formally examined in English — which covers most Ghanaian nursing programmes. This is reviewed case-by-case and documented on your CGFNS application. Many Ghanaian candidates pay for a test they did not need. We check this on the strategy call before you book an exam.
OET is usually easier for practising nurses. IELTS is cheaper and more versatile. OET is healthcare-specific — the reading passages are clinical notes, the writing task is a referral letter, the speaking test is a simulated patient conversation. If you work bedside, you already have the vocabulary. But OET is only accepted for AHPRA (Australia) and CGFNS (USA) — Canada Express Entry does not accept OET, only IELTS General, CELPIP, TEF, or TCF. If Canada is even a possibility, you need IELTS.
Yes. Express Entry is based on your language score, age, education (via WES), and work experience — not on provincial licensure. Submit your profile as soon as those four are in place. NNAS evaluation and provincial registration (CNO, BCCNM, etc.) run in parallel and only become critical when you start practising. Many clients get their PR approval before their licence is finalised — and complete licensure in their first 6 months on the ground.
Not always. Nursing diplomas still qualify for immigration — especially through provincial nomination streams that prioritise in-demand occupations. Skilled trades with Red Seal equivalence have a whole category of their own. Work experience often matters more than your education level. We assess your complete profile honestly on the strategy call.
Yes. PR applications include your spouse/partner and dependent children (typically under 22). They become permanent residents alongside you. If your spouse has good English scores and work experience, they can add spousal-factor points to your application — we evaluate family profiles together to maximise your chances.
NexaGH provides strategy and preparation consulting. For formal legal representation (required in some cases), we work with licensed immigration consultants (RCICs for Canada, MARAs for Australia) who handle the legal submission. This is clearly explained up-front and folded into our service — you are never left without proper representation when you need it.
Three things. First, we are PR-only — we do not celebrate temporary work visas that leave you locked into a salary-commission contract. Second, we charge a flat consulting fee, not a percentage of your future salary. Third, we turn down clients we do not think will succeed, instead of taking their money and watching them fail. Our reputation depends on PR approvals, not signup counts. Read the full Client Charter.
94% of clients who complete our program receive PR. That number is high because we are selective about who we take on. If your profile is not competitive yet, we say so on the strategy call — and explain exactly what to fix first. We do not take money from people we do not believe can succeed.
A senior consultant reviews your CV, credentials, and goals in a focused 20 minutes. You walk out with a clear destination recommendation, a realistic timeline, and an honest read on whether you are ready to file in the next draw window or need 3–6 months of prep first. $9 covers the call and any future bookings — no pitch, no pressure.
Anything not covered here gets answered on a 20-minute strategy call. No pitch, no pressure, just direct answers from a senior consultant.
Most people take one or the other. Pricing is transparent on both.
Destination-specific execution manual. One-off payment, immediate access. You drive the timeline.
Browse Blueprints →PR: $5K commitment + $5K on Invitation to Apply. Schooling: $3K flat. A senior consultant runs your file end-to-end.
Book Strategy Call →Book a 20-minute call with a senior consultant. $9 — one-off, covers any future bookings.