Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 5:07pm On Dec 04, 2025 |
Depends on how quick Application was sent it. Ayo112: Have not yet seen any January intake wey don get decision |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 3:44pm On Dec 04, 2025 |
You can ask for your passport, it does not stop your visa processing kayla23: When i see 2 pages list, i dont even bother to search my number.
Extremely disappointing.
And our Passports are with them o, we cant even start looking or processing plan B for ourselves. |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 3:43pm On Dec 04, 2025 |
Yes even this year, majority that submitted application for September got response within 8 weeks Ayo112: It's usually like that before, visa decision comes out early. I got my initial visa decision in August and I applied late June but now seeing someone who has gotten decision since that August is now a huge task and this people are not rushing themselves based on the number of lists they release every Monday. |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 3:41pm On Dec 04, 2025 |
Plus lots of people in ireland for study purpose are not seeking asylum..Where did you get this information from? People are getting jobs even uphill last year Ireland gave people Stamp without the need for workpermit.. abuhusna1: Most of you experiencing delay, sorry to tell you it was because if your brothers and sister already in Ireland for study purpose and most of them are claiming asylum. They are trying to reduce study route application from Nigeria because if this act |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 3:39pm On Dec 04, 2025 |
Where did you find this information?Is this just an assumption. Because Nigerian population seeking asylum is less than 35% of people seeking asylum. I do not believe it has anything to do with Asylum. This delay started when they moved to the new place.. The delay is not affecting study visa it is affecting visit visa applicants too.. I have someone whom visit visa took 17 weeks but it was approved. The Irish are not happy with illegal immigrations particularly unvetted people from Ukraine. abuhusna1: Most of you experiencing delay, sorry to tell you it was because if your brothers and sister already in Ireland for study purpose and most of them are claiming asylum. They are trying to reduce study route application from Nigeria because if this act |
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Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 1:45pm On Dec 02, 2025 |
This chat is quiet. has anyone that did appeal received feedback yet? |
Travel › Re: Canada Spouse Family Sponsorship Visa/appeal Process by bigmills: 7:06pm On Dec 01, 2025 |
Not yet Foodlyn: Hello everyone, has there been any news from Accra office recently pls? |
Travel › Re: Canada Spouse Family Sponsorship Visa/appeal Process by bigmills: 2:35pm On Nov 22, 2025 |
Have you checked the IRCC website? Use this link and find your answer there: https://secure.cic.gc.ca/PanelPhysicianMedecinDesigne/en/HomeIf Benin is not there, then travel to wherever office they have indicated to do it. osamu14: Good day, Everyone.
Please, Is the medical examination restricted to IOM centre in Lagos and Abuja only?
Can I do it in IOM centre in Benin City, Edo State. Will it be acceptable?
Thanks in anticipation. |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 2:32pm On Nov 22, 2025 |
You are leaving yours for appeal?You really trust them mehn Ayo112: True, keep us updated Abeg cause any info will be useful and appreciated |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 6:38pm On Nov 21, 2025 |
Already did. They will process most January intake quicker than summer IMO Ayo112: So you will be applying again for January intake?? Is there still time for processing for January intake cause I think I will withdraw my application and apply afresh since my school now say it has an April intake… This people are just crazy and I hear their holiday break starts on the 20th of December till like second week of January |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 3:57pm On Nov 21, 2025 |
Honestly I don't know. I have withdrawn our application and applying afresh. it's no point waiting for appeal. When the package came back, it is same way I sent it. Not touched, not opened after 2 months o.. Ayo112: How do one get their application sent to Ireland from Nigeria, if we can also do it |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 12:48am On Nov 21, 2025 |
One person that I know had her application for January intake sent to Ireland. Processing time in ireland is fast for study visa. Chiamyugwu: lol Embassy finally picked my call today,the lady told me that the truth is that they aren’t processing study visa for January intake yet 🙂 |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 12:47am On Nov 21, 2025 |
[quote author=zanebaddo post=137544388]Guys, please i need answers from those who have successfully migrated as students to ireland, 1. How many years is the post study after your msc? 2 years 2. Does your post study count towards permanent residency? i spoke to someone there and they told me it counts but from what could find on line says otherwise. I would need anyone with first hand info in this to tell me?This is it. 1. Go to school 2. Graduate and get post study visa. 3. Get a job and work permit (either critical skills or general work permit) 4. Stay on Critical skills Work permit for 2 years and upon completion apply for PR. Stay on general work permit for 4 years and upon completion apply for PR. Any time spent in the county legally counts towards citizenship 3. How can one stay back, assuming after your post study assuming you are unable to get sponsorship?You can self sponsor with just assistance from your company. It is hard for you not to get a job that keeps you here. What field are you looking at? |
Travel › Re: Canada Spouse Family Sponsorship Visa/appeal Process by bigmills: 12:41am On Nov 21, 2025 |
Same here please. ReynaC: Hello everyone, silent member here. Please I need a Whatsapp group I can join for those in Accra VO. It's been very quiet from them since and this place is also quiet. Please kindly send me links if you are in any Accra VO group. Thank you |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 10:26pm On Nov 17, 2025 |
When you mail them, they send generic response. Their processing time for appeal is within 6months and going by their processing time for application, the possibility of them maxing out that 6months is high...Appeal takes longer time than normal application. if you plan to resume January, withdraw your appeal and do a free application..But make sure you address every refusal in that application. Ayo112: Have you tried mailing them?? |
Travel › Re: Canada Spouse Family Sponsorship Visa/appeal Process by bigmills: 10:19pm On Nov 17, 2025 |
We wait and hope for quick response. NoLevel: I’m in a similar boat. Submitted my police clearance in July. Did medicals and biometrics in September and it’s been silence since. Now thinking about it, my police clearance would have expired since validity is only 3 months but I don’t think I want to do another. Although it’s background check that’s outstanding. God help us. |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 11:47am On Nov 13, 2025 |
Hi Everyone,
I hope we are all doing well.
Could anyone please share how long it usually takes to receive your passport back after withdrawing a study visa application? |
Travel › Re: Canada Spouse Family Sponsorship Visa/appeal Process by bigmills: 11:42pm On Nov 11, 2025 |
Hi Dee, Our VO is also Accra.Initially it was Sydney. Our situation is similar in that medical was approved in June and since then it's been silence from Accra VO. Have you any update? Dee4044: Do you know your VO? My medicals was approved in early Feb and since then, there has been complete silence from Accra. |
Travel › Re: Canada Spouse Family Sponsorship Visa/appeal Process by bigmills: 11:33pm On Nov 11, 2025 |
Hi, No updates yet. I received GCMS notes and saw that our file has been transferred to Accra. I heard Accra office waste time. The notes also show that the application is still at the criminality check stage. It turns out the police certificate expired about a month into processing, and by that time only my sponsor eligibility had been completed. We’ve now submitted a new police report, along with additional photos from our church wedding and our wedding party. Fingers crossed NoLevel: Hello Bigmills, any update from IRCC on your application yet? |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 7:17pm On Nov 10, 2025 |
Keep chasing them ni o. If you dont have rest, why should they have rest. lol Ayo112: Omo, it’s crazy o. What will those of us waiting for appeal now do?? |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 7:08pm On Nov 10, 2025 |
Exactly why the process should be better.. Ayo112: Not to justify their rubbish, they handle four countries visa processing and I think that will be a lot cause I can’t imagine what Nigeria number alone will be then adding 3 other African countries plus the Ireland embassy are probably lazy and short staffed |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 4:50pm On Nov 10, 2025 |
It is just unfair and poor by the embassy. Genuinely due to lack of transparency its even hard to trust the process. An appeal is not an entirely new submission. I suppose an appeal should require fewer documents but understandably more scrutiny My concern with the process is this: why refuse an application immediately due to incomplete documentation in most cases, especially when the missing information is something that can be clarified or provided easily? Would it not be more efficient to have a portal or link to a portal where applicants can upload missing documents or provide explanations before a final decision is made? This would save time for both the applicant and the embassy and would reduce the number of refused applications. Ayo112: Omo, it’s crazy o. What will those of us waiting for appeal now do?? |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 2:26pm On Nov 10, 2025 |
Is this appeal? Chiamyugwu: It’s tiring …..I just feel like withdrawing…..I submitted since August 14th ….more than 12weeks and the Embassy is saying my application is in queue for processing even after 12weeks …for a study visa … |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 11:52am On Nov 10, 2025 |
Influx of application regardless. The UK stilll processes more application than ireland and does not take more than 15 working days. it's their processes and the people within the process. Ayo112: Yh, I think they are gradually fading out the appeal process too cause who’s going to wait for 6months when normal application is like 12weeks maximum. I have an appeal with the. Since September and don’t even know what to do and I need my passport at the same time to start looking at other places |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 7:20pm On Nov 03, 2025 |
Submitted in September as well. Ayo112: Nothing on my side. Submitted September What about you?? |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 1:48pm On Nov 03, 2025 |
Hi Fam,
Hope everyone is doing fine. Has anyone heard back from Appeal? |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 5:10pm On Oct 23, 2025 |
Pray to God.....(Messing with you) There is not much you can do then, if the tracking shows that document has been received, then relax your mind about it. If you able to eventually register on the portal then maybe there is update there. Ayo112: I have done that but no response |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 5:07pm On Oct 23, 2025 |
Oh Yes of course. What I meant is that the candidate can pick another course starting in January and school can issue another letter, even that could mean sending additional documents sometimes to meet requirement for the course I did not expatiate. ooouuuiii: Unfortunately that won't work because if a visa is issued now, it is issued against the admission letter and course you're going for in your admission letter.
The only way January switching can work is if the course you applied for in September has a January intake. With that you can either apply for January admission or school gives you a letter stating that your admission has been deffered to January.
If anyone has a January start for same course and the September resumption deadline has elapsed and you still haven't gotten your decision (your application is still in queue for processing), it's either you withdraw your application so as to prevent a refusal or you quickly (and I mean very quickly) ask your school to defer your admission to January and then you quickly send this to the embassy so that they know you're still in good standing to make use of the visa approval (if given)
The visa entry date is often 3 months so if you get it in October you can still travel before January and all will still work out. All this is ultimately dependent on the fact that you get a visa approval and not a refusal. |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 11:04pm On Oct 22, 2025 |
Since you sent your appeal via mail, send them an email to confirm that they have received your appeal. provide the application umber and other details. Rennyyyy: No worries at all. I think you should attempt registering again. I registered immediately after AVATS submission late June but I don't think there's anything you can do on the portal if you don't register. |
Travel › Re: Canada Spouse Family Sponsorship Visa/appeal Process by bigmills: 2:55am On Oct 20, 2025 |
Could you please reshape this whatsApp link Ola7691: Hello, my VO was Sydney then Mississauga… you can join this WhatsApp group for Ghana
https:///L1WwMXwd3UV5d34cyP0RgT Our VO was Sydney then Accra |
Travel › Re: Ireland Study Visa thread,General Life Experience of Nigerians Living in Ireland by bigmills: 4:53am On Oct 18, 2025 |
Email works POF is minimum 10k Euros 2pretty: Hello everyone, please about the transcript for visa application. Should it be the original copy or can I use the one sent via mail?
Also, how much is the proof of funds? Thanks. |