ernestleon: Why dont you try air maroc?

ernestleon: i cant assure you...even the most well equiped plane could go down in a sec.but as for the price,its very cheap.they go directly to bologna,roma and milan

boss-man:


Ok. Will sure check it up. Thanks

ernestleon:
Six months and yes marriage pics may be needed...

boss-man:


@Ernest, Can you confirm this for me? I have a visa that will expire Oct ending. I have not used the Visa. My school resumes Mid sept. A friend told me that I dont need to renew the Visa since I will have to apply for temporary permit when I get in in September. How reliable is this information?

newacca: @boss-man,superior1,rubenic and all,
Grazie a tutti. Thanks to you all.
Italian consulate in Lagos and its staff are not organized at all! They do not have any specific document requirements for study visa,and all they do is send gateman to you to tell you some of the documents you may "probably" need. Well,don't be bothered. If you are determined and know what you want,you will get there.
She got the visa on the 2nd attempt. First attempt,I went to consulate of Italy with her to enquire about the dox required for study visa,after all efforts made to reach 'em via d emails provided on their website proves to be futile. At the consulate in V/I the gateman requested for the offer letter,and took it inside. He came out later to tell us to bring out paper and pen and start to write:
Evidence of you admission to the school
Evidence say you have enough fund to study in Italy
Flight schedule
Health insurance.
Before the original admission package arrived,the schl resumption date was already 1.5months. Then application for visa was filed less than 1 month to resumption. On their website,I was made to understand that you will apply 22days before your proposed departure. Also,I feel her o/level result was necessary since she's going for a Diploma prog. and the embassy did request for it. I also feel since she had been given admission with the same O/Level then it shouldn't be an issue. Nothing know that's where d problem will arise.
Response from Lagos consulate came 1 mth after d schl has resumed,and it was refusal. Reason: Documents submitted to justify the purpose and condition of your visit is not reliable/ Remark: insufficient documents submitted for the purpose of your trip
This made her waited for another session which will be October,2012. I admonished her not to feel bad. God has reasons of doing things. This increases her commitment to fashion design and she concentrated on her training with a fashion designer here.While,she still have her deposited money in the school in Italy. The school rolled over the fee and gave her another admission for this year. So,I decided to fire again this time filling the loop holes.
She is going for a Diploma course in Fashion design at Firenze.
Listed below are the dox. she used:
* Admission letter from school(Certificate of Enrollment)
*Letter of accommodation for the school director
*Letter responsibility/Assurance from the school director
*Her O/Level result and WAEC website printout with scratch card
*Photos of some of her designs(Dresses she made)
*Statement of Purpose(consisting: reasons she wants to study fashion,reasons she chose Italy,reasons that will make her come back to Nigeria after studies)
*Sponsor's Bank statement: (Though first attempt was 6mths,The 2nd attempt was 4mths and had been printed out a month b4 visa application. The account balance was fatter in d 1st attempt than the 2nd attempt though)
*Letter from sponsor
*Letter of Intent from mother (Just formality though)
And of course faith in GOD above all.


@ernest,
if she wants to extend her visa after d Diploma to continue for Undergraduate course,did she has to come back to Nigeria?

@boss-man,
she was also issued with single entry,though I applied multiple for her.

darejamesbond: @ernelston@ernelston

thanks bro... but what about the N110,000 is that the required fees or tips.... and do they need to go to my people because most of the trusted family members are here abroad...just so that i know what to do before i head down to lagos...thanks bro for your ideas and advice.... and by the way is it possible to know those thier lawyers...

rubenic:
is your visa for one year?

ernestleon:
110k is the required fee for a person 150k for two...I hope you know that you will have to translate the documents to italian after the abuja wahala.As for the lawyer,he will be going to the address presented on the documents or affidavits.And yes its possible to know their lawyers different zone different lawyer.If you meet those security guards they could help you with that.

darejamesbond:

@ernestleon::

thanks bro, your advice is really helpful. By the way are you in niger now or outside...if i would really like to connect with you... at any rate, do you know any link i can use to take care of the abuja whala...i will be in lagos for sometime...and how much do you think that will cost....

ernestleon:
sorry im not in nija at the moment.To certify your documents wont cost you much roughly 25,000k or less if you go there yourself..As for the link,go to any high court you will find agents that take documents to abuja for legalization.
NOTE: it may take 2-3 weeks,a lawyer will be sent to investigate the authenticity of the documents before it will be certified.

darejamesbond:

@ernestleon...
you mean 2-3 weeks for the abuja whala..but i read here that one could do it in same day in abuja and pick it up few days later with tips...what do you think ...is that correct.... 25,000K for tips in Abuja?

rubenic: @boss-man did your school send the hard copy of your admission letter? my school only sent the scanned copy and i dont think they will be sending the hard copy because it was not stated in the email they sent to me.

boss-man:


They did not send. How far with your visa and DDV? Time is closing in!

rubenic:
i will be submitting my application on Monday. DV is not out o . i think i will submit without it. Im thinking of booking 3 days accommodation has prove of temporary accommodation. do u think that is ok?

ernestleon:
if you take it there yourself,the 25k will probably be enough + tip inclusive...but wait how many documents do you really want to certify? If its more than one then the price wont be just 25k o..

darejamesbond:

I want to certify...police certificate, marriage cert, and birth cert

newacca: @ernestleon & others,
Pls. aside the passport/visa,admission package and little money as BTA,what other document and things should my wife take along to make her cross the border at the port of entry.
Also,how much you would you suggest for her BTA?
Thanks in anticipation

newacca: @ernestleon & others,
Pls. aside the passport/visa,admission package and little money as BTA,what other document and things should my wife take along to make her cross the border at the port of entry.
Also,how much you would you suggest for her BTA?
Thanks in anticipation

rubenic:
what's BTA?

ernestleon:
Basic Travelling Allowance.Its a certain amount of money you must have when travelling.Ironically i was having 80naira when i was travelling last year.

rubenic: @newacca and all
which type of account did your wife's sponsor use? was it savings, current or cooperate? does the account type really matter? my sponsor is a businessman but uses a savings account.

newacca: @ernestleon,
Thanks a lot.
any clue to get cheap airflight from Lagos to Firenze? Any clue on how to get partime job for student? I heard it aint easy at all!!!!! but who knows?
Any clue of student life there?

newacca: @ernestleon,
Thanks a lot.
any clue to get cheap airflight from Lagos to Firenze? Any clue on how to get partime job for student? I heard it aint easy at all!!!!! but who knows?
Any clue of student life there?