₦airaland Forum

paradisewoods: Please house, which is better and cheaper in buying
PTA at N272 per £1 or just coming to the uk with
your naira Master/visa Card?
Thanks
Please gurus in the house answer ur boy o.

gbemmiey: Good morning guys! Finally here. So I'm going to book arik one way direct. I really hope arik is good cause its the cheapest direct i saw.

mrnilobrawn: Xup guy....u sent u pm

Kolade200: Please people, a friend told me about this forum. I applied for a student visa (going for a MSc) about 11 working days ago. I emailed Pretoria yesterday and I was told my app has been assessed, that they are waiting for a Medical Officer in Australia to finalise my health assessment. Has anybody experienced this before? should I begin to panic. Help me oooooooo, program starts soon oo

mrnilobrawn: Did u submit financial doc?

mrnilobrawn: Whats your experience?

I have a pending app with them. I am being positive sha, e go better for sure . I'm very confident cos I did my ''homework'' prior to submission.

iriferi: yes I didn't do d polio stuff... And I'm under AL3 but I have a CoE

Congrats broda.

No wonder you dey codedly ask for polio vaccination some days ago

UBKtech: He does not have the COE yet, the school has offered him a place conditional on him filling the GTE (Genuine Temporary Entrant). But in the Gte questionnaire, he was asked question 9 on how he intends to fund his studies and also provide evidence. Eg Bank statements for the past three months. See the link below for details

http://www.tafesa.edu.au/docs/default-source/international-files/genuine-temporary-entrant-applicant-form-online.pdf?sfvrsn=2

The catch here , is that he intended to leave the funds in the account for three months and apply November Ending. But the course provider is asking for it now as part of the GTE requirement. Will it be okay for him to print off the statement now and submit even though it is barely one month old??

Thanks for your prompt response.

UBKtech: URGENT!!! @equilibrium, futuredon and other students who have passed thru the SVP route,

A friend of mine is about to file a student visa application and asked me the following questions:

1. Will a statement with a balance of N5m be enough for a packaged(Tafe + Uni) SVP program of total duration 3.5yrs??
(Note: This amount is more than enough to cover tuition, living expenses and return airfare for one year)

2. Will he need to show evidence of funds to cover the remaining duration of the program as the statement is in his name?
(He is sponsoring himself)

3. Will he still need to have kept the account for 3months before drawing the statement??

Thanks for your assistance.

iriferi: ... Pls do I have to certify it @ the ministry of health n ministry of foreign affairs or just the ministry of foreign affairs

HudsonBanks: I've officially ported to this thread . Booked my flight in faith before going to submit my application at Abuja and now that faith has materialized .

Congrats bro. Faith works for the genuine applicants

735i: Okay..Thanks a lot. One last question please;
Would i encounter the same challenges with entry if i decided to visit Nigeria instead? I mean; give the circumstances i mentioned earlier...

kakazee: @futuredon, please do I need to include the polio vaccination cert. In my application, even if I am not doing my medicals until am told to? And secondly, does my spouse and kids too do same or can I use my kids immunization card for them? Thanks

bellong: Yes, Fatayi Williams issues certificate.

I was issued one. Its more like a written document stating OPV has been administered on you.

Thanks for the clarification sir. ....hmmn and that fine girl nurse dey tell me another thing..

iriferi: ... Thanks. Can one get his Card same day?

iriferi: Pls @all, where can I get evidence of "polio vaccination"?

I was initially worried about this too . You'll be re/vaccinated at Fatayi-Willams Clinic (not sure about Abuja). I think the price is around 2,500 - I can't remember for sure.

bossladyMo: I hail you back! We go dey jam for QLD...lol

By God's grace

TeamclicksAir: Cool you can catch a train from london to Guildford after your jollificationsss.
lagos to london via Royal (Molue) Maroc is 69k while via my sweet Qatar is 71k. i would choose Qatar anyday

I agree

If anyone is looking for a DECENT flight at a very cheap rate, always consider Qatar Airways.

henrinco: I graduated in pschology with CGPA of 4.4. PLEASE how can I get MSC scholarship in Aussie?.
Thanks.... love you all.

aduktus: If truly you have been following this thread, then it wont be difficult to note that this is australia and not canada thread. However, am sure somebody will attend to u soon.

okesammie: Glad jenny was still here few days ago, i just completed M.sc coursework in UI with CGPA over 5.5 out of 7 which is called a Phd grade, project to be completed latest by february 2015 and i will have my results ready by june 2015, please do you know any school that can grant me Phd scholarship with ease??[/i] I am also getting married by november 2014 and so alot will be spent on accommodation in Lagos and other stuffs so at this point i am looking for Phd scholarship in australia cos sincerely, it will be the best option for me, no more huge money to spend. Please your advice will be appreciated, i have IELTS 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 which expires by october 2015 and my course of study is mechanical engineering with specialization in [i]thermo-fluid.

Well done bro, I believe your CGPA is enough to fulfill the basic GPA requirement - I hope your project covers more than 25% of the total MSc credit loads. Also, your IELTS is good - however, it varies across programs. Please check your prospective school's specific English Language requirement.

The biggest secret to tapping a doctoral scholarship in top Australian University is through Publications. The benefits of having one or two publications, at least, can not be overemphasized. However, all hope is not lost if one has no publication. I should also add that you will not be eligible to be in the running for the notoriously competitive IPRS without any publication, that is why some Universities have tuition-only scholarships. Under this category of award, a supervisor nominates a prospective student for tuition-only scholarship through the School/Faculty. Another source of funding is through prospective supervisor's research grants or ''PhD money'', as some of them refers to it.

You must be able secure a prospective advisor, not just ''any supervisor'' but one who is ready to sacrifice it all, just to make sure your admission and scholarship application are both successful. The time to start looking is NOW. The first email matters a lot - no need for attachments, introduce yourself, let them know you have read some of their papers, tell them you are interested in joining their research group as a PhD student, ask politely if you could discuss it further with them, and finally thank them for reading your email . Send to as many as possible potential advisors.

Letters of recommendation - you will need at least 2 stellar letters of recommendation. Please make sure that these letters come from your former/current lecturer who are willing to give you a letter that can be ranked as 98% stellar, at least.

DEDICATION is another 'thing' you really need. It is a really stressful procedure but it is doable.

Haha, I am not sure if I am still making any sense, lol. .... will add more later should the need arise.

If you are an applicant who has spent 28 days or longer in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia or Syria, or in any combination of these countries since 5 May 2014, you should bring your polio vaccination certificate to your medical appointment if you are applying from outside of Australia. Otherwise, we may request your certificate separately and this could delay your application.

surveyor1: Cool. i dey manage sir. I am in Goldcoast jare.

laminaria: good people of nairaland..please am to fill a section that says.....at which embassy/ high commission/immigration office will I lodge my student visa. please what do I put there? thanks

kelvinbp: Good day nairalanders............please what do u think of the following universities for masters program..university of western Australia,Victoria university,Monash university,uni of Canberra and university of western Sydney..please if anybody also has had any experience with any of the aforementioned schools i would be very grateful to get you advice.thank you

tblackE61: Lolz!!! U guys are so funny!! Well I won't say anytin again before una attack me..am very sure my story is gonna be a success!! Just watch out and see

tblackE61: Hey guys!! Is there any body in the house who know much about the 988 aussi visa? I just want to know May be one can change his or her 988 visa status to a work visa or students visa wen getting to aussi... Thank u