adejoro1988:
@ KingBillionaire, quiet a long time, you said you wanted to forward a motivational draft letter to my email, just to remind you. adejorov@gmail.com

BelSprit:
What's the difference between the Egypt route and Dubai?

Teaser4:
red sea.

adejoro1988:
@whales, Do ph.d candidate need a sponsorship too, since they will pay then stipen for the duration of their programme.

Whales001:
Am not too sure , but should you have a reasonable amount in your account to present as self sponsor I think you should be fine because they know PhD students enjoys monthly stipen from the govt.

BelSprit:

What's the definition of a reasonable amount?

BelSprit:

What's the definition of a reasonable amount?

BelSprit:

Lol.
During my interview, was asked if I knew where to get an Estonian visa. Mentioned India, Egypt, Belgium and Turkey.
The lady suggested Dubai but that it will be discussed further.

KingBillionaire:


Did you care to find out or ask why?

kakakii:
Let me drop my contribution here from Estonia. . .

I will skip the school process and go on with the Visa Application...

i will say this, as a Nigerian your best bet is UAE in this period, but if you have other means such as India, turkey or Israel please try it.

Document Submitted for Visa Application

Estonia checklist

International Passport
Passport Photograph
Admission letter
Flight Reservation
Hostel Reservation ( paid for )
Personal Bank Statement ( 4m )
Bank reference Letter ( with stamp very important )
Sponsor letter ( notarized )
Sponsor bank statement ( 5m naira )
Sponsor reference letter ( with stamp, very important )
Application fee receipt
Travel Insurance ( swisscare dut com )
O'level result
School Fees Receipt
Visa Application Form


QUESTIONS ASKED DURING INTERVIEW

1. which school did you get admitted to?

2. why did you choose estonia and why this particular course

3. why didn't you use school hostel ? ( i told her i don't like it )

4. what is your plan after your studies ?

5. how many countries have you been to?

6. have you been rejected schenghen visa before ( i said yes portugal )

7. when was that ? ( i told her i don't remember the year )

8. my relationship with my sponsor

9. she asked how will i be able to support myself if my sponsor refuse ( i told her i will take part job )

apart from the 2nd question which i gave a very long answer, the rest just one word answer


i did my finger print and stayed in Hotel in Abu dhabi for 4 days , then i receive mail that my visa was granted

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FAQ

1. i am doing BSC ( the interview process and funds needed are mostly the same )

2. Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania don't care about your age if you are going for BSC ( i am age 29 - 31 ) . one my coursemate is a 40 year old man


JOB
there is no job in Estonia except you are very good in I.T, companies would sponsor you to school if you are very good in I.T

apart from I.T the only job available are delivery, uber and plate washing in restaurant ... you earn an average of 30-40 euro per day


if you have the money you can buy your own Uber car and be driving, it's much more better and you can make around 1500 euro monthly. just come with your Nigeria drivers license then you convert .. there is no job in Estonia but nothing is impossible

RENT

if you want to stay in hostel you will be paying around 200 euro monthly with utilities .. it's not bad at all

if you are looking to live outside the hostel please be ready to be frustrated, once you call landlord and they see you are a student, they stop picking your call, some will not pick your call again once they see you are black..

be ready to pay like 3 months rent upfront, you might be lucky, nothing is impossible

FOOD

food here is dirt cheap except you are looking for African food which is very very expensive ...


OVERVIEW ...

apart from the housing experience, there is nothing negative to say about Estonian, most are very nice ( but blunt ), job is not readily available but a lot of I.T opportunities, you also have access to other EU countries. it is very cold here, you only see sun 3 months out of 12 months. it's going to be hard at first believe me, weather can be depressing but you will get use to it as times goes on. also be ready for a lot of assignment, no matter the school you are going in Estonia, they gives assignment for fund and assume you know most things.

there are 3 major language in Estonia... English, Russian and Estonia language .. young adults speak English and Russia while the old speaks Estonian language , it can be frustrating because Russian speakers plenty pass English speakers ... Transportation is free in Tallinn via city bus


you can work 24/7 with your TRP in Estonia as long as you don't score below 51% in school, if you score below 51% you will be deported ( long story but the short version is you will be deported ). you can't bring your family if you are on BSC but you can bring your family after a year if you are on masters , you can bring your family immediately if you are on Phd.


you can't bring beef, milk or any dairy product into Estonia ( they seized my ponmon and beef at the immigration )

of course all i typed is based on my experience and others around me here, please don't take it as rule ...


DATE 15/05/2021 2:36

adejoro1988:
This thread is getting more boring, Nigerian in Estonia what's up? @
Whales001,
KingBillionaire,
please let keep this thread active for we the prospective students can get more information.

adejoro1988:
This thread is getting more boring, Nigerian in Estonia what's up? @
Whales001,
KingBillionaire,
please let keep this thread active for we the prospective students can get more information.

BelSprit:

They have moved it to What'sApp.....

Whales001:
I have no idea if a WhatsApp group was created in respect to everyone contribution here because I personally don't have such group and will advice we keep the communication on going here, it's transparent here, honest people to give you honest advice and first hand information. So please , it's all our responsibility to keep the tread alive for present and future communication. Good evening to you all

BelSprit:
Conditionally accepted pending positive evaluation from ENIC/NARIC.....email dropped this morning.
God is faithful.

KingBillionaire:
Anyone know long it takes for Admission Team to confirm a wire transfer (Bank transfer) tuition payment?
I made the payment via Swift Eco-Bank?

KingBillionaire:


Congratulations man! You're doing great!

BelSprit:
Conditionally accepted pending positive evaluation from ENIC/NARIC.....email dropped this morning.
God is faithful.

KingBillionaire:
Update!!!
I successfully made payment for 1st semester tuition using Form A.

It took a while but I would totally recommend it.
Someone wanted to help make the payment from overseas but he wanted me to pay in his naira account using black market rate 587/Euro which I declined as I would end up paying almost 1.1Mill.

I got 505/Euro at the bank though.


FORM A REQUIREMENT AND PROCESS:
- International Passport
- Payment Invoice from the University (printed copy)
- Conditional Admission offer (printed copy)
- Cash equivalent in Account
- FORM A Transactions are not free : Add an extra 25-30k to the money to cover for bank charges for FX Transaction.
- on the field tagged purpose of payment: Please write "1st semester tuition fee payment for "name" "surname" and "invoice number"

WORTHY MENTIONS
- Delivery will take 48-72hrs (Eco Bank)
- After 48-72hrs, go to your bank and ask for a "Swift Telex Receipt", once they've given you this, make a copy and email to admission office.
- Admission office Will acknbowledge and ask account department to confirm payment.
- Confirmation by University accounts department will take another 48-72hrs
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BANKS AND THEIR TIMEFRAME:
- Eco Bank: 48-72hours
- GT Bank: 7-14days
- Sterling Bank: 7-10days

OFFICIAL FX RATE AS AT THE TIME OF THIS POST:
- Euro: 505Nairs to 1€
Dollars: 412Naira to 1$

Cheers!

Leanne07:
@KingBillionaire

Hello, thank you for sharing your experience. please what are tuition fees like for children?