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erictack203:
Health Safety and Logistics Administrator. I also studied Health Logistics.

Check this website: www.sandricklogistics.com.ng

It's purely health. It's the same line with nursing, disability and so on.

That right there is the issue ...but you can take it or leave it

A Nurse is a caregiver. According to Wikipedia - Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.

According to the web-link you provided, the company does this(I'm quoting the statement on the homepage) - Sandrick Health Logistics engage in supply and procurement of health care materials, safety materials, first aid materials, pharmaceutical logistics services, logistics support services, warehouse management, transport management, equipment leasing and general contracts.

Take note of the parts in bold.

Even the job role you stated above says it all. That ain't Nursing.

You'll go study to be a caregiver, but plan to come back to work in supply and procurement? You wont be a nurse on the job 'cos in that job role, you won't be giving injections or setting up IV fluids or wiping butts or assisting Doctors in surgery which is what nurses do among other things. Instead, you'll be procuring and supplying equipment - albeit health equipment, along with other kinds of equipment and doing general contracts(according to your website) Nurses don't do any of that.

It just doesn't add up. They are two different areas of focus.

Again, you can take it and work on it or leave it

erictack203:
ACU refunded the whole fund, I vex take am buy Jeep, lol. But thanks to Mrlinobrawn, my friends in Darwin and Melbourne who said I must come to Oz, that it's far better compared to 9ja. So that's y I gave it a 2nd tut, trust me it's really annoying when they reject you a Visa for flimsy excuse, esp when you have the right intention to Study.

Everything about Nursing Studies in Oz is not easy, even the medicals, you pay very high and do a lot of Medical tests, if you no get heart self you fit collapses, when others are doing normal medicals, you will be doing XYZ test (Nurseafrica knows what I mean by this) H-A, H-B, H-C, TB, etc, and comes out negative in all, with all docs and circumstances cleared and intact, as well as heavy fees being paid. One C/O will just carelessly refuse you.

So you can imagine the Anger, I have learnt many things from my application as well as other ppl's own, so anyway I can help ppl to get their positive grant and have a good life in Oz, I will be happy to do it, whether mine scales through or not.

Hi Ericktack203,

Just to be sure I understand your case...

1)You applied to study Nursing, right?

2)You stated in your SOP and provided evidence that your company - A logistics company - will rehire you when you get back to Nigeria? Emphasis on "Logistics company"

If the two statements above are correct (Otherwise, I stand corrected) then the reason you were refused a visa is quite glaring.... because, why will you spend money studying Nursing and then come back to Nigeria to work for a Logistics Company? Obviously doesn't add up

#My2Cents

#HappyNewYearEveryone

Mikey:
The Eagle has landed oh!! I jut got my svp 573 visa now.
God's really good, I submitted 18th November it got to Pretoria on the 26th November and granted 4th January.
EEAA, Erictack20, Chi50 you guys are God sent. All my e fam I appreciate you all. God will remember all of us, amen. #TEAMECU #PERTH

Congrats Mikey

@ all those sending me PMs, please post your queries here and I shall do what I can.

No private messages please.

Thank you.

cc Babahafusaa

bhanjjie:
I don't think the post was originally posted by 2posh. In fact, I remember 2posh asking the person that posted it whether it was a return flight. I suggest you contact IOM Australia and IOM Nigeria talk to them. Thanks.

@bhanjjie - You have it backwards. I posted about IOM and the ticket.

ChetaRay was the one asking if it was a return ticket. You actually quoted him in your response but for some reason directed your mirth at me.

Please see my posts below to get your facts right.

2posh:
Another benefit of reading this thread...

I learnt about IOM from here and I'm super impressed!

I just booked my flight using IOM Australia at the rate of USD1,023 (Lagos>Dubai>Brisbane)

And the best part? It's Emirates! I'm also super psyched 'cos my Dubai>Brisbane leg will be on the famous Airbus A380

I requested to pay through their Nigerian account and the Naira equivalent they asked me to pay is N203,311.02 which is far cheaper than what is obtainable on the Emirates website.

2posh:


It's just one way. How much were you expecting? You do realize that Australia is faaarrrr, right?

Anyhoo, on the Emirates website, the cheapest actual cost as at today is N380,587

Go figure...

@ dapsonlonia - see below:

2posh:
@ deleyi20

After I sent the documents, IOM Australia replied after a day or two with the booking, asking me to confirm my name and passport details were stated correctly.

I confirmed, then they replied and said to allow about 2 weeks for the payment advice to be sent to me. I didn't mind waiting 'cos my travel date is actually for next year, so no hurry.

They sent the payment advice in a little over 1 week though.


However, I think IOM Nigeria might be faster. But I didn't use them 'cos when I mailed them, they said they can't process my request until early 2016, because my travel date is for next year.

If your travel date is this year, your case might be different. That's why I recommended contacting both offices and choosing which ever you prefer.

Hope this helps

runbler:
Sorry to derail
Hello good day everyone ..pls I need suggestions and advices from people that has been in similar situations on what can be done .i got my self a return ticket for 2 weeks for an examination.but at the moment the examination has been rescheduled to late January as against my ticket which was extended for me till December 9th.pls I will like to know if it's possible to get a refund for the ticket or if I can sell this return ticket back to Nigeria to some one if possible at a discount.because the agent that got it for me is saying that after the expiry date I might not be able to use it
Mods pls help me so I don't loose out on my money

Why don't you just have the ticket changed to suit your new travel period? You'll most likely be charged a fraction of the original ticket fee to do that.

mPop:
The problem tho is that the 3 fields r not related. I studied botany wrked as a sales executive nd nw goin for health service mgt.
Reason why i might find it difficult .... What do u think?

Ahn ahn, what then did you take away from the long epistle answer I wrote?

I gave you ideas on how to find a way to LINK your involvement in the 3 fields. Emphasis on 'LINK'

It's not about proving that they are related, because they aren't. It's about explaining how you arrived where you are now (your current stage in life) and where you are going(the future and your plans for it)

mPop:
You are very brilliant!! Thanks a lot for this
For d 5points i dont know d 5points u r reffering to

You've not looked at the application form before worrying about writing SOP?

Go download it and look at No.33 - that's how SOP comes into the picture - the 5points are there.

Please read the whole form before writing SOP and make sure your stories align with what you're filling in the form.

4lashyme:
Hello House, just got a possitive outcome from Vetassess for my nominated occupation. Please i want to know if it's compulsary to provide statement of account when applying to SA nomination for PR. My funds are low now but will rise sometime early next yr. should i wait till then before i appy with the state? Kindly advice. thank you.

Congrats 4lashyme

mPop:
Good.morning', please 2posh future don erik and others can u give me guidelines in writing my sop for visa. For someone with bsc different frm work experience and diferent frm intended course of study. 2posh i think this was ur case right? Kindly advise with guidelines thanks

Hi mPop,

the guidelines you seek are actually those 5 points the SOP requires you to answer.

Your SOP has to address each and everyone of them enough to satisfy your Case Officer.

That's what makes the skeleton of your essay.



As for the 3 different fields matter; it depends on the peculiarity of your situation.

Get thinking and find a way to link the 3 fields.

What course did you study and what influenced the decision to study it? Was it a good decision at the time? What changed?

What field is your job experience in and how have you used it to make an impact, no matter how small?

What influenced you to pursue a career in a field different from what you studied? What have you learnt from the experience? How have you used it? Was it a good decision to also go into this field at the time? What changed?

What other experiences do you have? What other extra-curricular activities are you involved in or have been involved in, in the past?

How has life in Nigeria and the experiences you have from work and other activities prepared you for the new course you're going for?

What influenced your choice of the new field you're now intending to go into? Is it a lack of self-actualization/fulfillment that makes you want to change fields again? What makes you believe you'll achieve what you seek in this new field? Is it a passion you've picked up? Is it something you always had in you but never really explored?

How will the new course be beneficial to you in future - career-wise and in developing Nigeria? Are there statistics to support the necessity/demand for people in this field in Nigeria?

et cetera, et cetera.

These are the kind of questions I asked myself when writing mine. Answer them truthfully(or as very close to the truth as you possibly can). We all know this is mostly a means to an end(PR) but some elements of truth have to be included to make it authentic, before you embellish it if you must.

The bits and pieces of answers you give yourself will start to come together to fill out the body of the essay.

Include some personal details. You can talk about things that concern your family or friends or the immediate society. The personal touch always sells #MyOpinion. Eg - if you're going for nursing, maybe you lost a family member because the nurses didn't do their job or were not well trained and you want to be part of the change to correct that, by getting a good nursing education. Maybe you were involved in or witnessed a ghastly accident and now want to be helping people needing medical care. Maybe you're the first child and grew up taking care of your younger ones and now feel the need to keep taking care of other people in the society. Stuff like that...

Put on your thinking cap and good luck.

When done, you can ask the house gurus to help you review.


#HopeThisHelps


cc Babahafusaa

chetaRay:
2posh

Hi ChetaRay,

I don't know about checking the outcome of your medicals on immiaccount.

Why are you stressing about it?

Since you've done it, just focus on your visa application, 'cos I doubt there's anything you can do about the outcome of the medicals now.

Congrats Shodur

ayinsyd:
Hello guys, well i just got my visa grant via the PFL agent used. I didn't get to know about this thread until after my visa application and all but i hope all I am going to put here helps someone out.
I had no idea about the front loading of the medicals and so it was after i had lodged my visa that i did the medicals.
Visa was lodged on the 13th of November, apparently it got to Pretoria on the 17th of November which was the same day i did my medicals. Fatayi williams sent the results in on the 19th and after then the waiting begun. How i applied to the school is a different story but i have been in India for the last one year and i applied using IDP India to Macquarie and Swinburne Uni of Tech. Cos of Swinburne's toughness and admission conditions changing i settled for Macquarie University, Sydney. The final decision on my visa was made today 3rd December 2015 and i got it this evening. Using this as a point of contact to my brothers and sisters here that yours is already loading and u will receive it soon. Cheers and well done to all the Gurus here for loading up all the knowledge and information. I still learn new stuffs everyday going through all d pages @2posh i hail u o and @futuredon ekuse o and to the other people i forgot to mention......I sight una God bless u guys.

Please is there anyone in Sydney(Macquarie University)? really need some help. Thanks.

Congrats ayinsyd

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Congrats Adetoi01

Mikey:
She already said all this things in her previous post. She paid the naira equivalent to a Nigerian account

Thank you!

It's really sad that some people don't read posts and just come back to ask questions you've answered over and over again.

Very tiring

@ Babahafusaa

So sad to learn about your visa refusal

Don't let it deter you from pursuing your dreams.

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and try again!




@ Pamelayoung,

#My2Cents - read the thread! Then come back and ask questions that are specific to your situation.

The wealth of information that has been gathered here over time, will serve you better than any generic summary anyone will give you.

It's better you take time to get it right the first time than to hurriedly jump in and get a visa denial. Even if you get a student visa, it's just the beginning(ie if you are aiming for PR). If you are going for PR directly, that's where you need to be extra careful!

If you bothered to read a few of the most recent pages before commenting, you'd have seen some people expressing regret over not reading the thread before they started, leading to several mistakes. Trust me, there's so much you'll learn.

Don't say you were not told.

deleyi20:
Hi 2posh,

After filling the IOM form and attaching your details; how many days later did it take them to process your request?

@ deleyi20

After I sent the documents, IOM Australia replied after a day or two with the booking, asking me to confirm my name and passport details were stated correctly.

I confirmed, then they replied and said to allow about 2 weeks for the payment advice to be sent to me. I didn't mind waiting 'cos my travel date is actually for next year, so no hurry.

They sent the payment advice in a little over 1 week though.


However, I think IOM Nigeria might be faster. But I didn't use them 'cos when I mailed them, they said they can't process my request until early 2016, because my travel date is for next year.

If your travel date is this year, your case might be different. That's why I recommended contacting both offices and choosing which ever you prefer.

Hope this helps

ewagbamio:
At last!
My efamily, kindly help me thank the Almighty God for my successful visa application
It's been a very tough and challenging journey but God saw us through. Lots of little mistakes here and there
I barely have time to sit still and carefully plot things the way I wanted but the great ladies and gents on this thread are from another planet, I thank you all specially.

FutureDon! expect me in Queensland. Your work on my SoP was not in vain you see? 2Posh, scratch that, 10000000Posh, you have been wonderful, Erictack203, Chi50, bellong, Ferdimako, bossladyMo, scrollmeout and so many others.

My Timeline
1. Medicals for me and wife: Mid October (I unwisely filled so many things on the wifey's form for HAP ID and she ended up doing so many tests! Not the best thing to do, please just say no to most of the questions -- I'm talking particularly to the health workers here. Yes, you don't plan to enter an hospital, you don't plan to deliver there, you don't plan to do anything, no? You just want to be on your own there )

2. 11th Nov Gathered all my Docs and Lodged at Teleperformance Abj after making an appointment online

3.. Application got to Pretoria on 13th Nov

4. Decision made on 27th Nov

5. I got the email on 30th Nov

I didn't include my statement of account. I'm self employed and I have a valid Tax Clearance Cert so it makes a lot of things easier.
your sop is very, very important.

Westerners, in my little interaction with them, are generally thorough and they don't just assume and over look stuff. So please take time out and repeatedly review your docs.

I did everything DIY via Australia thread on NL and the above is my story. IOM is next

Yay! Congrats ewagbamio

Lol @ 10000000Posh

mPop:
which did u use eventuallu?

I stated that.

I eventually used IOM Australia, after contacting both offices first.

deleyi20:
Please what's the IOM Australia's email address you communicated with; I need it... thanks dear

I suggest you contact both IOM Australia and IOM Nigeria offices(separately) then decide which way to go based on the outcomes.

Their email addresses are below -

Australia - IOMAustralia@iom.int
Nigeria - iomlagosops@iom.int

chetaRay:
babe is d amount for going nd coming back or just for going alone

It's just one way. How much were you expecting? You do realize that Australia is faaarrrr, right?

Anyhoo, on the Emirates website, the cheapest actual cost as at today is N380,587

Go figure...

Another benefit of reading this thread...

I learnt about IOM from here and I'm super impressed!

I just booked my flight using IOM Australia at the rate of USD1,023 (Lagos>Dubai>Brisbane)

And the best part? It's Emirates! I'm also super psyched 'cos my Dubai>Brisbane leg will be on the famous Airbus A380

I requested to pay through their Nigerian account and the Naira equivalent they asked me to pay is N203,311.02 which is far cheaper than what is obtainable on the Emirates website.

deleyi20:
Thanks to the Sound advice from the Group and the Visa Grant Testimonies I read here, I frontloaded my medicals. I will advice you to do your medicals... what if that's the only reason why they haven't granted your Application? Why wait for them to instruct you for medicals when you know you can do it without their consent?

Don't jeopardise your Application with your own hands Brother! Do everything you have to do on your Part...

All the best bro

@deleyi20,

Frontloading (who came up with this word sef? ) medicals is allowed if you are yet to submit your application.

If you submit your application without frontloading(that word again ) medicals, then you are supposed to wait for them to give you the go ahead.

Please use the link below for more information on this to avoid any misconception

http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Heal/meeting-the-health-requirement/arranging-a-health-examination



@babahafusaa,

If I were the one in your shoes, I'd mail them again asking for updates. I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just saying what I would do.

If you however decide to mail them, make sure you state your full name, Visa Class, Passport Number, VLN(to be found in the receipt given to you at Teleperformance), the date of submission at "Teleperformance, Lagos - Nigeria" and that you are under SVP(you are under SVP right? Otherwise your visa will take 3months or so under AL3).

Good luck

Triggeredsam:
i have followed your guideline and added some few points to my sop, please don't review my sop just go through it and criticize am for me a beg=beg @ 2posh your seriously good in that, i need the criticizing aspect of your judgment more than ever plssssssssss

The private ish isn't for me. I'm sorry.

You can ask the house Gurus, I'm sure someone will be willing to help.

Babahafusaa:
@2posh: what do u feel?

Uhmm...what do I feel about what?

FutureDon:
Unfortunately, I shall not be responding to PMs any longer unless na P matters I have lost the zeal to keep reviewing SoPs for people. Imagine someone asking you to review SoP or answering personal questions after they had already lodge their application, baba nla time wasting. Una know unaself oo. Throw the questions openly make everybody contribute

Wow

Pele

tayotp:
@2posh,Good morning I sent you a mail.pls check thanks

Hi tayotp,

unfortunately, I'll rather not do the PM thing.

If it's about SOP, I'm sure there are many people here that can help you with it.

Have a good morning too

rolaesh:
2 posh, i will like to be like you. Giving thousand$ info for just 2 cent. Bravo!. Am a fan of yours. Lord bless you with more wisdom

Thanks. Bless you too

Triggeredsam:
thanks posh, so everything lies in my statement of purpose, i have gathered the apprenticeship certificate (Na road side mechanic workshop ohhh) with reference letter from my boss, (Shea d go call) now i don the put eye for water the check reasons i need to add for the change of career, sumtin like (No zoology job for naija but i took a training as a mechanic ) please i need much of the reasons and suggestion plus critics, pleasssss ohhhhh my heart d jump since the second agent the tell me say i stand a high chance of visa rejection just because am downgrading from zoology bsc to advanced diploma engineering mechanical, gurus in the house whats the best option to prove that i will com back to naija, plss sumbody put mouth for these matter like posh ohhhhh

First of all, take pride in the apprenticeship you did. I believe in the dignity of labour. I myself have also done cut-and-join jobs and l have found those skills very useful at different times in my life ...you will too. No knowledge is wasted. If you take pride in it, you'll be respected for it. Imagine telling your story - back in so and so time after graduation, or when I was your age, there were no jobs and instead of sitting down at home doing nothing, I learnt how Mechanics fix Cars. Then I saved up and went to Australia to study Mechanical Engineering and now I earn {insert figure here} a year after taxes and can buy any Car I want


Back to the matter


Second, where does Advanced Diploma rank in the grand scheme of things? Is it something you do before you graduate to a Master's program? Or something you do before you graduate to a Bachelor's program?

My reason for asking is this -

If it's a pathway to Master's, I think you are fine. You explain that the School where you want to do your M.Eng requires you do the Advanced Diploma because you don't have an engineering background and bla bla bla

If it's a pathway to Bachelor's, it creates room for doubt because on a normal day, you should be able to get into a Bachelor's program for Engineering as long as you have a good Science background (emphasis on Maths & Physics). So they might want to know why you are not going for Bachelor's straight. For me, the reason that will come to mind if I were a Visa Officer is that you are looking for a cheaper option to get PR points.

Unless if your Secondary School Education wasn't in Sciences or your performance in Sciences wasn't good enough to get you into B.Eng directly(your Secondary School transcripts will be evidence of this - emphasis on Maths & Physics) If this is the case, then you have to explain it as well in your SOP, that you need the Advanced Diploma to strengthen your foundation.


#My2Cents


PS - I'm a little surprised that you still seem lost on reasons for the career change. Did you read all the 'Maybes' in my first response to you?

Also, I won't recommend using the excuse of 'no Zoology job in Naija' as your main reason for switching to Engineering(they'll wonder if you didn't know Nigeria doesn’t have Zoos before studying it in the first place - or do we have? Where are they? Not that one by Chevron Lekki that has only Monkeys and Peacocks jor, that's not a Zoo - Or were you planning to start your own Zoo? What happened to the plan? Lol) You have to show real interest and passion for Engineering and how it came about - which takes you back to the 'maybes' I mentioned before...you should go back and read that post again. Saying you want to become an Engineer simply because you couldn't find a Zoo to employ you is not strong enough. Again, this is just my opinion.

Babahafusaa:
@deleyi20: Afaaa...you sabi dance Azonto? sorry Shoki **smiles.


Congratz

Hi Babahafusaa,

any news from the embassy yet?

Have you been checking your spam/junk mail folder?