₦airaland Forum

fraymite:
Hello scholar. Please I want to know if Commonwealth shared scholarships successful applicant list is out for 19/20 application. I didn't see any news about it from all the groups I registered with. Thanks.

It depends on the the school you applied for. Send a mail to the school you applied to if the result is out.

تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال وكل عام وانتم بخير

Taqabbal-Allahu minna wa minkum saalihul-a'maal. Kullu 'aamin wa antum bi-khayr.

May Allah (SWT) Bless you & your family members with a restful mind, useful soul, acceptable worship, & a successful end. May He beautify your tongue with truth, heart with sincerity, and count you among the dwellers of Jannatul Firdaus.
Blessed Eidul Adha

R0LL0N:
Good day house please can I live with a uncle for the one year accommodation in London but my school is in another city Birmingham city. That should be about one hour or 45 minutes there about. Hope it won't raise concern during the Eco interview.

R0LL0N:
Good day house please can I live with a uncle for the one year accommodation in London but my school is in another city Birmingham city. That should be about one hour or 45 minutes there about. Hope it won't raise concern during the Eco interview.

If you say you plan to stay in London when your school is in Birmingham then your visa will surely be refused.

Go to spareroom,co,uk to search for accommodation. Choose low price filters. You can get a conducive house share accommodation for £300 per month with all bills included. You can even get a not so conducive accommodation for £60 per month with only wifi included.

For example:

£60 per month accommodation: https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/flatshare_detail.pl?flatshare_id=15306113&search_id=984049935&city_id=&flatshare_type=offered&search_results=%2Fflatshare%2Findex.cgi%3F%26search_id%3D984049935%26offset%3D20%26sort_by%3Dprice_low_to_high&

£300 per month accommodation: https://www.spareroom.co.uk/flatshare/flatshare_detail.pl?flatshare_id=15312777&search_id=984049935&city_id=&flatshare_type=offered&search_results=%2Fflatshare%2F%3Foffset%3D10%26search_id%3D984049935%26sort_by%3Dage%26mode%3Dlist&


Good luck.

jadepinkett:
Been a while on this platform.
How do one put my money in an £ card? Is it from Nigeria here or when one gets to the school

Follow mimilyrics advice but another suggestion is to obtain PTA to collect dollars or its currency equivalent at CBN rate before you travel. Do not use black market:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nigerianbanker.com/forex-requirement-for-personal-travel-allowance-and-in-nigeria/amp/

You can then use your Nigeria online banking account to pay your school fees through FX transfer.

arhyur:
Just got charged 495 for form A at zenith bank.

Do you know immediately that very moment of the exchange rate or later?

thofunmie:
Please which bank has the best rate for form A .

Stanbic

girlsupersonic:
Hello guys please what bank has the best pounds rate to pay in fees. I heard Northampton uni is now issuing CAS

Stanbic bank. Pay your deposit and tuition fee using Form A

Deelaw13:
Thanks for your reply if you/anyone has information about the following too
University of Bolton, university of west London, university of Winchester. University of Wolverhampton, university of west of England,

Do your research by yourself. Everything is written on the website.

You should be wary about the total tuition fee you will pay after your scholarship. Some courses and schools with tuition fee of £18,000 will offer £2000 scholarship. This is just to attract people who don't really know about the total tution cost. You end up pay £16000.

While some courses and schools will have a tuition of £12000 with no scholarship. This is better in relation to finance budget.

So don't just go about looking for a scholarship up and down without any idea of total tuition after deduction of scholarship. The module, as well as the total cost in relation to your objectives, is also important.

Skymoore1004:
Sheffield Hallam-£2000
Salford University -£3500-£4000
Uni of East London -£3000-£4000
Uni of Hertfordshire- £1,500-£3000
Uni of Sterling- £4000
Northumbria Uni- £2000
Bournemouth Uni -£2,000
Northampton Uni -£2000
Birmingham City -£1,000 - £1,500
Roehampton-£1,500
Many others ...

You should be wary about the total tuition fee you will pay after your scholarship. Some courses and schools with tuition fee of £18,000 will offer £2000 scholarship. This is just to attract people who don't really know about the total tution cost. You end up pay £16000.

While some courses and schools will have a tuition of £12000 with no scholarship. This is lesser.

So don't just go about looking for a scholarship up and down without any idea of total tuition after deduction of scholarship. The module, as well as the total cost in relation to your objectives, is also important.

Jarus:
Hello guys

I'm interested in travelling to the UK 3rd week in August to spend like 10 days. I have one online exam I do (which I can do from anywhere) but from past experience I perform best when I totally leave Nigeria and "camp myself" in a hotel in the UK fully studying 7 days before the exam. I enjoy the study without any distraction. The only 3 times I scored distinction in the courses, this was what I do.

I returned in March shortly before the closure of airports after similar exercise (and I enjoyed the study).

I'm planning booking my flight this or next week but I'm scared of the new protocols which are still unclear. I don't want to go through any serious stress. Is there some guidance yet on whether flying from Lagos to the UK would have been fully operational by August and whether coronavirus test will be required before leaving Nigeria or when one arrives in the UK, and whether I have to self-isolate in the UK for 2 weeks upon arrival?

Any helpful development or guidance on these?

Thanks


UPDATE: I think I have found the answer here https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control. The protocol is too demanding. Not sure it is worth is. Sad

You will be allowed to come into the hotel and you must not leave the hotel that you will stay for the first 14 days. Since your exam is online, then there is no problem. But the main issue is when coming back to Nigeria, when returning to Nigeria, you will be required to undergo
a self-funded Covid-19 PCR test not less than five (5) days before departure from the UK and must be confirmed negative. More info is given here: http://www.nigeriahc.org.uk/uploads/news/UpdateGuidlines.pdf

Why not go to an high class hotel in Lagos or Abuja with top tech internet facilities and limit your phone usage for ultimate concentration. There are many hotels of such. This is the best option.

SAMDEEA123:
Does anyone have a clue of when the Visa office in Nigeria will open?

Check here for info: https://pos.tlscontact.com/nigeria

Magnifque01:
You are right, I checked also and it clearly applies to people already in UK with expired visas unable to travel back to their destinations. However the OP can send an email to the email address stated in the post. You will get an acknowledgment but trust it takes time. I think its advisable to send an email.

Simply send an email to forward your travel within one month of your deadline as stated in your visa. However, note that short term travel holiday does not worth it as you have to be quarantined for 14 days. So it is better not to travel at all.

If you are in the UK, fill the form to extend your stay within July 31st. That is what hosey write up is about.

kwell:
DMainMan
I beg to differ but I think that information on that website has to do with those already in the UK. Not those with visas yet to enter. Let me know if I’m wrong. Cause the information there says something different.

Simply send an email to forward your travel within one month of your deadline as stated in your visa. However, note that short term travel holiday does not worth it as you have to be quarantined for 14 days. So it is better not to travel at all.

If you are in the UK, fill the form to extend your stay within July 31st. That is what hosey write up is about.

opomulero:
thank you, but i think the OP was particular about visit visa......any info on that

The OP knows what hosey is talking about. It involves all visa types.

pretty1986:
good evening, pls bros do you know whether Leeds Beckett university have January 2021 intake for Adult Nursing Bsc?.I write to them for enquiry, but I have not hear from them,pls help me find out I want to take an urgent decision. thanks

Your school offers January admission for BSc Adult Nursing. Ask your school if it will still run in Jan 2021 as things has changed due to COVID.

However, before you make any decision, wait till July. Nigeria visa offices are still closed so there is no need to make any decision in a worry.

They will also most likely give extension for visa applications.

Good luck.

Deltayankeeboi:
Please is 2020/21 scholarship application for undergraduates out?

Is the pdtf scholarship for postgraduates alone?

Undergraduate scholarship is only for Nigerian schools and not foreign scholarship

RaheemahAro:
Hello. I've got an unconditional offer and I've been asked to pay my deposit. On the school's payment site, i saw 2 options ; either online through debit/credit card payment or bank transfer. I don't know which of the options is the most preferred. Kindly help. Is it better to preferable to pay via bank transfer or should i pay online?

Pay using Form A in any of the bank head office in Lagos or Abuja. This will enable you to pay based on CBN rate

Dont pay with debit card as your naira rate will be based on parallel market which is on the high side.

dupylola:
My mother in law doesn’t work, as she’s over 70 years.

Thank you all for the condolence messages. I can’t even think straight for now.

Sorry sister. Please stay strong.

Follow justwise advice.

Sorry once again.

LaaJiblik:
1. That is false, absolute false. Maybe the brilliant ones regarded tryout school as 3rd rate, hence you haven’t met them.


5. Your school is probably a 3rd or 4th rated school, that’s why you haven’t seen/met a lot of Professors. Someone attending Federal University, Dutsinma in Katsina is likely going to encounter fewer professors compared with someone attending University of Ife ( I learnt they have changed the name of Great Ife - I don’t know what the new name is).

You are right. Most UK or European student in Teeside university are 2.2 graduates.
The brilliant and intelligent ones are in top UK schools. School fees is virtually the same so they opt for the top schools.

To meet your professor, just email him.

LiftedMan:
Thanks a lot, it's a level 7 Diploma in supply chain management. Offered my OTHM

Your course is recognised. After your studies, you can do MSc top up in some UK university where you just do Masters project to earn a MSc .

https://www.othm.org.uk/university-progression.html

https://register.ofqual.gov.uk/Detail/Index/37860?category=qualifications&query=Othm%20level%207%20

LiftedMan:
Good day Nairalanders, especially those who stay in UK, I want to start a course online and it's a Post Graduate diploma in SCM from an accredited tutor and it's should cost around £1500 to complete.

If you've done any OTHM course, please I need your advise, although have done my own indept research I just want some impute


Thanks

There are many online courses that are not accredited by UK government education, OfQual. Any course not recognised by OfQual is fake and has no value. Let me know your proposed course so you do not get scammed.

Provide the link and information so that I can help you check it from he governing body.

Phenmeson:
Ageree with you. The person who raised this issue was asking if he can say during his visa interview that his accommodation plan after arriving in UK is to stay temporarily with his brother who lives at Moorgate. I advised him not to prolonged the matter. Is better for him to have the required London living cost in the account, get to London and can move to anywhere he wish to stay. We all know you can't arrive in UK, with no accommodation plans or evidence as a Tier 4 student

The person should just say I plan for university accommodation. It works 99.9 percent of time.

Saying you want to stay with your brother temporarily implies that the money in your account does not reflect your true situation and
you will most likely be rejected.

The allotted money in your bank account for 28 days indicate that you can cater your school fees, accommodation and living expenses all by yourself.

You also dont need to submit any accommodation evidence as this is not required for Tier 4 and Tier 4 dependant application.

preciousmathias:
Hello guys if I want to go for visa interview, can I tell them that I have a place to stay because I have a brother who is in a city not too far from moorgate the city where the school I applied to is (university of law business school), so how best should I go about that? Please I need advice.

No one cares about your accommodation in Tier 4 for you and your dependants. Just have the allotted money for 28 days and tell them you plan for university accommodation.

Dont submit any tenancy agreement or accommodation documents. This is not required for Tier 4 and Tier 4 dependant application.

Dont confuse Tier 4 with other UK visa application that requires accommodation evidence such as Tier 2, visitor visa, spouse visa e.t.c.

Phenmeson:
I don't think any interviewer will even make a positive decision with that. We all know that most countries source of income rely on foreigners spending. If a student living cost is £1200 monthly, his brother /relative trying to accommodate must be living in 2 bedroom flat if he is single with minimum salary of £40000 in London

No one cares about your accommodation in Tier 4 for you and your dependants. Just have the allotted money for 28 days and tell them you plan for university accommodation.

Dont submit any tenancy agreement or accommodation documents. This is not required for Tier 4 and Tier 4 dependant application.

Dont confuse Tier 4 with other UK visa application that requires accommodation evidence such as Tier 2, visitor visa, spouse visa e.t.c.

Yemsot:
What if one already has a degree but wants to change career to maybe nursing, can one still bring in family?
Also for how long must the fund remain in one's account?

Just go for any Masters degree course to bring your dependants.

No one cares of your experience or background. That is the law.

If you want to switch to do MSc Nursing course if you have no background related to medical science or care,

Then go to the following university. They accept any first degree course for MSc Adult Nursing. The program is for 2 years.

https://www.herts.ac.uk/courses/msc-adult-nursing

Cyberknight:
Re No. 1: Nurses are in demand and one is quite likely to get employed in that scenario. Remember that nurses' pay isn't that fantastic, I think freshers start in Band 5 or so in the NHS payscale, and that's about 23 - 25k p.a. (I stand to be corrected).

Re 2: No -one can answer that question, there are too many variables in it.

Re 3: Dependents can work full time. Second part of that question is not answerable as it depends on the job.

Note that undergraduate cannot bring dependents

Vik15:
hello everyone.. greetings to you all.
please I will just go straight to my questions.

1. please what percentage of accuracy can you say one who go for undergraduate studies in nursing would get employed in the UK after the undergraduate studies?

2. Aberdeen or middlesbrough.. which is easier and quicker to get student's job.

3. can a dependent work full-time job? and how much averagely can the dependent make monthly in Aberdeen and middlesbrough.

your answers are highly appreciated.
thanks

Note that undergraduate cannot bring dependents.

Yampotatocarrot:
Thanks for this write-up, but how does a fresh graduate get this experience?

Or, is it allowed in the UK for one to "volunteer" in an organisation related to his field of study even while still a student? If acceptable, will that count as an experience?

You can volunteer not necessarily in your field of study and it will count as experience.

You can get a job without experience if you have the skills and competences.


It should also be noted that Internship, Placement, Volunteerism and NYSC also counts as experience. So a graduate should have acquired experience.

Yakeeboy:
lol not totally true! There are certain courses you will study in Uk that will give you instant job the following day of graduation! You need zero experience to be employed in this category! It all about information!

Of course, you can get a job without experience if you have the skills and competences. It should also be noted that Internship, Placement, Volunteerism and NYSC also counts as experience. So a graduate should have acquired experience.
What information? Be explicit so others will benefit or no one will believe you.

IMPORTANT ADVICE ON SECURING EMPLOYMENT

No course you study will give you automatic job opportunity for PR. There is nothing like the best course to study. We only suggest you to seek shortage occupation list job because of the minimum financial earnings giving you more chance. However, this will not guarantee you any job.

People that are not even in shortage lists can even get full time job and resume immediately after their studies as there are numerous examples of these. What will enable you secure job in the UK for PR are your skills, competences and experience. These will enable you stand out.

For example, if there is only one position for Mechanical Engineering in an organisation and about three people reach the final interview stage. What will make you get the job is what you will add to the company that the other candidates might not add. If you have good programming and can apply machine learning and AI to improve your company, then you will most likely get the job as opposed to others who dont have those skills. Soft skills like good interpersonal and project management skills can also be the difference between success and failure.

APPLY FOR 2020 COMMONWEALTH DISTANCE LEARNING MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR NIGERIANS

Through the Commonwealth Distance Learning Masters Scholarship, you could study a Master’s course remotely (from the comfort of your home) at a top University in the UK without paying a penny!

Eligibility criteria:

1. Be a citizen of an eligible Commonwealth country (check the attached document); Nigeria is inclusive.

2. Be resident in the country at the time of application.

3. A minimum CGPA of Second-class (Upper; 2’1) Bachelor's degree OR a lower grade (e.g. 2'2) with relevant professional work experience.

4. The scholarship is fully funded and strictly for Masters study ONLY.

5. Applicants are ONLY to select their Master's course and UK university from a list of eligible courses and universities (please refer to the attached document to see the list).

6. Fulfil the eligibility criteria to study their selected course in their preferred UK university.

7. Multiple applications can be submitted to increase your chances of winning but ONLY one course can be studied if eventually selected.

8. Provide evidence of admission.

9. Unable to fund a postgraduate study abroad.

10. One reference letter is required.

Selection Criteria:

1. Academic merit.

2. Leadership potentials/contributions to community development.

3. Development impact of the course to your home country.

To apply, visit the CSC webpage: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/distance-learning/

Application Deadline: 13th April, 2020

All documents must reach the CSC by 4th May, 2020.

Papacypaul:
Sirs, do anyone know if "To Whom It May Concern" by university Registrar can be used in place of "Statement of Result" , when the later is not yet out for registration next time ptdf is out .

Yes.