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Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by dbay01(m): 8:50am On May 08, 2018

Thanks for the prompt reply!
I recently plan on relocating to Canada although I don't know on which platform to apply,
maybe express entry, student visa and all. Left Nigeria some 2 years ago to Belgium for my MSc. Within that period, I've had 2 years US visa which expires May 2019 and visited once, within the last month I got 6 month UK that expires in October and travelled to more than 7 countries in the EU. I will be finishing my MSc here by September and need to have a concrete plan to fall back to. I think Canada is a right one. so based on experience, I hope I can be rightly advised on the best and sane way to eventually get to live in Canada because to be sincere, I have very limited knowledge of Canada immigration issues.
Note: financially I can say I have 8,000 euros in savings presently
I appreciate your honest suggestions... Thanks!

Travel › Re: Canada Visit/tourist Visa Discussion. by dbay01(m): 8:07am On May 08, 2018

I actually had this question in mind too, would be nice if someone with experience could answer... Thanks!

ufkenedy:
Hello guys. Pls my question goes thus;
How many years or months does canada issue for a tourist visa?

Nigerian passport i meant!!!

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 11:33am On Aug 03, 2016

fikki1:
Meanwhile the scholarship is closed now for 2016/2017 jaar.. If am not mistaken.. I may be wrong
dbay01 can confirm...

Dag..

It should be out again by around October/November

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 4:44pm On Aug 02, 2016

fikki1:
You na boss ... How far na... I still dey wait for my champagne oo... No show your power ooo

See my boss dey call me boss. No dey whine your boy o. We go celebrate am for Ghent. No dull am.

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 4:25pm On Aug 02, 2016

oluwamitomisin:
Thanks. namebdis4 just provided me the forms. Can you give me some information about the scholarship? My supervisor is still hopeful she'll get funding. But I don't want to wait till then before I start visa application- I am prayerful she get.

The scholarship is VLIR-UOS scholarship. It is provided by the Flemish government and subsidized by the Belgian govt. You can browse more about it and other scholarship opportunities in Belgium.

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 4:22pm On Aug 02, 2016

oluwamitomisin:
Yes sponsor resides abroad.

One question bro.....Do you think I can do this legalization of documents outside of Abuja? Like at the Federal Secretariats of Ministries of Education and Foreign affairs in my state of residence? Or in their liason offices in Lagos? I found that VFS has an office in Lagos, which is closerby. Please advise.

To the best of my knowledge, anything legalization and authentication must be done at Abuja. Authentication at both the ministry of education and ministry of foreign affairs and legalization at the embassy.

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 11:52am On Aug 02, 2016

oluwamitomisin:
Congratulations.

Did you use Enchargement De Prise en charge? Please send me a link where I can download the form. I can find it on VFS site nor on Belgian embassy site.

Thanks bro! I didnt use that. Mine was a scholarship so I used the scholarship certificate instead. @fikki1 @namedis4 et al can help with that.

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 11:07am On Aug 01, 2016

namebdis4:
Congrats broeder

Bedankt

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 8:18am On Aug 01, 2016

Goede morgen bosses! Sorry it's been a while I dropped by... This is to thank y'all for your guidance and support. Got my visa last Friday. I can only but count down days to the 'movement'. By God's grace, we'll get more good news on here within the coming weeks. Can't wait to see y'all in Belgium!

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 8:13am On Aug 01, 2016

oluwamitomisin:
I have some questions :

Do you mean one has to do legalisation at Belgium embassy only and visa application is strictly through vfs? I see you were at the embassy before going to vfs, but no visa application was done other that to legalise docs.

Legalization can only be done at the Belgian embassy. Most people apply for visa through vfs and that's the norm. However, it is possible to request for an appointment through a mail to the embassy in which they will send you a day convenient for them or simply tell you to submit through vfs.

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 4:54am On Jul 28, 2016

Vfs is the visa application Centre. They are a 3rd party Centre that represents the embassy. Their website is http://www.vfsglobal.com/Belgium/Nigeria/ you can get more info from there.

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 4:50am On Jul 28, 2016

BiafraBushBoy:
Legalization at the Belgium embassy (9, Usuma Street, Maitama)
Someone has explained this above. Submitting time is strictly between 9-10am and collection anytime from 3pm. Legalization is #6200 per document. Legalization forms can be printed from the vfs website.

Submission at vfs (Lobito Cresent, Wuse 2)
Make 2 photocopies each of your legalized documents (front n back cos legalization is done at the back) and 4 coloured photocopies of the data page and used pages of your international passport. White background 45X35 sized passport photograph (pls try n confirm the size). Can't give the details of the fees but I know the handling fee is #9300, sms service is #400 and FedEx courier service (to return your documents) varies depending on the location with #4500 being the highest amount. There was no interview whatsoever at the vfs centre. You should receive a mail the same day notifying you that your application has been sent to the Belgium Embassy.

Your questions regarding the above are welcome...
Cc them bosses @fikki1 @namebdis @tunde @ccsurplus

At the bolded, what does it mean?

Because I am just strating my own process... because I don't want to lose track. Thanks for your speedy reply

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 7:47pm On Jul 21, 2016

[quote author=namebdis4 post=47760047]This is a nice one Bayo. Keep up the good work bro.

Thanks boss. We're here for one another.

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 10:21pm On Jul 20, 2016

fikki1:
You na boss na...abeg did u pay the administrative fee? or u didn't ...if u did, how much? Its urgent ooo

We didn't pay. Vlir advocated for its waiver for us

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 8:57pm On Jul 20, 2016

Hello bosses! Sorry it's been a while I came on here... Been very occupied as a result of my trip to Abuja for processing! To narrate my experience;
Firstly the whole processing thingy is easy. One will definitely start with academic documents authentication at the ministry of education followed by that of the ministry of foreign affairs. It's something everyone can do by him/herself but if you don't have the time, there are agents that can get the job done in little or no time (could be worth it most times). Good thing is that both ministries are close to each other in the central area.

At the ministry of education:
Go to the ministry early with your original academic documents and 3 photocopies each and a waec scratch card and a big brown envelope (they can be purchased there too anyway). You will be given a form to fill at a token of around #150. You then proceed to a cyber cafe to generate a remita payment invoice. Take this to any bank n pay. Change the deposit slip and bank print-out to receipt at the revenue office and proceed for the submission of the form. You will be told wen to come for your documents. (same day when I did mine)

At the ministry of foreign affairs:
This is relatively easier. Generate a remita payment invoice and make payments to any bank (300 multiplied by the number of your documents). Take the bank print-out and deposit slip along with your documents (academic documents must be authenticated first by ministry of education) for submission before 12noon. The documents must be submitted with one photocopy each. (The documents must be submitted in a clear folder else you will have to walk all the way down to get one). You will be told to come back by 2/3pm for collection.

Legalization at the Belgium embassy (9, Usuma Street, Maitama)
Someone has explained this above. Submitting time is strictly between 9-10am and collection anytime from 3pm. Legalization is #6200 per document. Legalization forms can be printed from the vfs website.

Submission at vfs (Lobito Cresent, Wuse 2)
Make 2 photocopies each of your legalized documents (front n back cos legalization is done at the back) and 4 coloured photocopies of the data page and used pages of your international passport. White background 45X35 sized passport photograph (pls try n confirm the size). Can't give the details of the fees but I know the handling fee is #9300, sms service is #400 and FedEx courier service (to return your documents) varies depending on the location with #4500 being the highest amount. There was no interview whatsoever at the vfs centre. You should receive a mail the same day notifying you that your application has been sent to the Belgium Embassy.

Your questions regarding the above are welcome...
Cc them bosses @fikki1 @namebdis @tunde @ccsurplus

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 12:08pm On Jun 29, 2016

Adexfox:
Fikki1 pls Guide me on this ;
Am graduate of Anatomy but I'll luv to further my study in Belgium to become a Surgeon. What's the possibility and how can I process it.

http://www.expatica.com/be/education/Study-in-Belgium-Universities-in-Belgium_100219.html

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 11:06am On May 20, 2016

kachiz:
I sent you a PM

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 8:07am On May 20, 2016

kachiz:
I had a 2:1 in my Bsc. I am interested in the several requirements.

Kindly help me with procedures.

I will find out time to write comprehensively on the procedures soonest. Meanwhile u can send me a pm if u have specific questions. Have a great day ahead.

Travel › Re: Everything About Admission And Scholarships by dbay01(m): 12:08am On May 19, 2016

nairacountry:
Congrats on this opportunity to broaden your knowledge in your field.
And thanks for sharing. By the way Wat course of studying is that?

I once bumped into a website giving African students scholarship to study ICT in their country. It was a good package but my brothers have social sciences backgrounds not infotech as a prerequisite for the said admission.
It was more than a year now, can't really place the country again (seems Vietnam) let alone the web.
A thread like this would have come handy as a place to notify peeps that met the scholarship criteria

My pleasure sir. I studied Food Sciences and technology.

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Travel › Re: Everything About Admission And Scholarships by dbay01(m): 1:31am On May 18, 2016

Neyoalao:
sir can you please give hints on how you applied what your grades were like just to help those of us interested too

I started by searching for scholarships offered by different countries as well as receiving updates from some scholarship advertising sites. After checking what their requirements were, I tried to get my documents ready. Most scholarships will require the following:
*Academic transcript
*Proof of English Language Proficiency (if it's an English taught program) I wrote an IELTS test in my case.
*International passport (this could be submitted later,depending on the scholarship provider)
*Motivation letter/statement of purpose
*Reference letters etc
I graduated with a first class but I have seen cases where 2-1 students won a similar scholarship.

Travel › Re: Everything About Admission And Scholarships by dbay01(m): 9:12pm On May 17, 2016

sirRiddy:
hi. Please can someone with a 2:2 in psychology stand a chance to
win scholarship in Belgium? If so, what do you advice him to do and
could you please recommend some schools to aid the search? Thank you.

Well, the efforts lie with u. 'Google search' for schools that offer ur preferred course in the particular country of ur choice. Most times, scholarship organizations/schools favour students with high grades and/or students with leadership potentials. Always check eligibility requirements of each scholarship to see if you can apply or not.
Best of luck!

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Travel › Re: Everything About Admission And Scholarships by dbay01(m): 10:49pm On May 16, 2016

Nice thread, wanted to write an entirely new thread on winning scholarship. Just won a full scholarship to start my masters in Belgium. For now, i will advice you register for regular scholarship updates from various scholarship advertising sites. Check out these sites:
www.afterschoolafrica.com
www.scholars4dev.com
www.scholarship-positions.com
I will be available to answer all your various questions. Best of luck

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 5:59pm On May 15, 2016

namebdis4:
Meaning

U are welcome

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 10:10am On May 14, 2016

Pamelayoung:
Not at all. Tnx anyways, all this long procedures and protocol that puts me off about these scholarship things.

Uwc

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 11:15pm On May 13, 2016

Pamelayoung:
Please how did you go about getting the scholarship fromvd govt?

It's a long thing as it involves several requirements and efforts. Firstly, do u graduate with a first class or a strong 2-1 grade in ur BSc?

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Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 5:59pm On May 09, 2016

namebdis4:
What is the legalization for? It is to complete the admission process or for visa application. And what docs have u been asked to legalize. Pls provide these information then you will be guided on what to do.

For Visa processing Bro. My case is actually a bit different because it's a scholarship awarded by the Belgian government to study at kuleuven. Although they asked me to await their mail regarding my visa processing in June. Just want to know about the legalization before then. Thanks for ur concern

Travel › Re: Anyone Studying In Belgium? by dbay01(m): 1:13am On May 09, 2016

Hello gurus! I hail o. I recently gained admission to study for my masters in Belgium at K.U Leuven .pls guys I need practical info about documents legalization specifically. I have read up the general info on the thread but the legalization remain unclear. Thanks guys

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