Warm greetings to everyone! It's been a while here, I'm happy seeing the success stories for this year so far. Those awaiting their decisions will get positive ones, God willing.

Just as an insight, I went to the police station to apply for (data capturing) my RP renewal on 29th July, and the affirmative decision was made on 3rd August. I still used my naija Account and the balanace was c. N2 million. Hence I presume that they are still using the old exchange rate, but to be on the safe side it might be better to have around N1.7-1.8m as your closing balance if you are yet to apply.

Good luck to everyone.

http://www.tut.fi/en/admissions/bachelors-studies-in-english/index.htm

TUT to start bachelor degree in English by 2015... Hurry while the awof lasts.

olabode89:


Lol.... u nir yarn dem say Tampere people nor dey wash dem car or clean dem shoe,,,,,,,,,, ruggedyy peeps... See ya tomorrow bro!!

Hehehe, Tampere: city of dirty cars and million cows... http://www(dot) dirtycarsmillioncows (dot)com/about/. Catch ya bro!

I greet all of una for here o... Tampere na cool place o... @TUT una go dey write exam every week o (I don do one today and another one dey come by Wednesday)... No spoon feeding for here, you just gatz read and research to pass if your study is the prime motivator for your leaving naija... Opportunities abound. 'You get rich by making others rich'- Jouni'
Another thing, no fashion for here, no body cares what you dey wear... welcome to 'crazy/ weird' Finns' land...

Obiwannn:


Thank God for journey mercies bro..
What of Istanbul Airport, Free WiFi de there too?
plus what does one get on board Turkish Airline during flight? TV? Wifi? etc

Thanks man. Wifi for Istanbul airport no be free o, you gatz pay for it. I was there for about 12 hours without internet. On board Turkish, you go get access to movies, games, musics, etc. No wifi for inside plane o, you wan cause katakata, in fact all your electronic devices are to be put off during flight.

Moi moi!

Cmanforall:


'Confam'!!!
One bottle of orijin for you bro.

LOL... Na malt drinks me dey take o...

olabode89:


One UTA dude wey I meet for one gathering say na does babes boiz take dey pa ironu re o...lols.

Train ticket from Tikurrela train station for Helsinki to Tampere na 40 Euros.

Wow....so u just sit down for Istanbul airport! DAT airport massive no b small. I spent 40mins were though.... My flight to Helsinki was by 8.50am.

LOL... Wetin man go do na.

Before I could book the other flight available on the 14th August, the fare don jack up to N189k... I had no option than to follow this mid-night one.

The koko be say I don land...

olabode89:


My man..... Haffa nau. How long u spend for Istanbul?

Do land o....Goskian baba. I do m dey arrange two blondes for u o. Na lepa full here o...Barbie things.....lols

Reply my mail Sir

Arrived 6:40am departed 7:45pm. The koko be say I don land, no shaking for those Entry Officers... Just checked my face and shi mi le one time.

Oga, how much you spend altogether from airport reach Tampere?
Met a Fin lady onboard flight from Istanbul to Helsinki, she is a medicine student at university of Helsinki... she makes sense sha, but I don't think I may have time for those... at least friendship no bad sha...

Live and direct from Helsinki airport... Free WIFI things on point. Left Lagos yesternight, 24hrs+ I'm here. I'll be enroute Tampere 6:20 tomorrow. Thank Alpha and Omega, Jehova!!!

Cmanforall:


Check your spam.

I got the mail long time ago... just expecting my RP card and passport back...

olabode89:


You go get the RP before friday.... no worry

I believe so... The m no go wan hug transformer now that change has come... lol.

olabode89:


Lol..... Naah...

Ok nah... All na the same make man save cost na the koko... How your prep? Top gear I suppose.

Trying to finalize my things for here...

olabode89:
@Goskian..... I see you bro. One super nice and angelic brother for Tampere don offer to lemme stay him place until i get someone to share an apartment with me. Happiness wan wound me.

My man... I saw Yale's handiwork for you on facebook... lol.. Is that angel named Olaiy*** Af*****?

Yet to receive my RP card o and passport from the embassy o... I think this people are looking for trouble bah . I called them yesterday and they were like it takes about two weeks after embassy sends mail before the RP card arrives Nigeria. My flight is next week... by Monday, them go hear wen!

olabode89:


The person wey help me send am tell me say na 15K..... lmao

You pay for insurance??

Mine got there on monday..... sent it on friday...

Long time, my man! Trust you're prepared. I just saw your mail today, you won't believe it... yahoomail ish. How far with the trxn... done?

@ the bolded The person don do 'Abumo ori e' i.e., the small addition on it... Na Tfare... lol.

@All, I salute you o... Success is ours. Kippis!!!

adexbaba010:
Hi peeps! What's pumping? All the bosses in the house: Sure, Seyi, Goke, Bode, Cman, Billy, Wenny, Gene, Rajput...... Why hath thou forsaken the thread Oooooh men of little faith Behold; tomorrow u shall get ur RP!!!

Been utterly busy mehn, trying to tidy up my departure from coy, ko easy mehn.

billydragon:
boss,was d account number displayed after fillin d form and which bank are dey using pls?

If at the payment stage of online booking you select the option of paying cash at a bank, they will give you a list of banks where you can pay within 24 hrs... Though you may pay after 24hrs actually, provided the flight is not fully booked or fee gone up.

GeneXY:
@ Goskian n other Guys: please assist with a draft covering letter u sent along with ur passport to the embassy. Also wc courier service did u use n how much does it cost

No biggie there, address am formally. Content: I wish to submit my international passport as you requested in your mail notifying me of my RP approval. My PU Number is- *******.
I used EMS speed post like I did when submitting my documents prior to interview, rate #4720 to fro... from my present location (outside Lag)... To be delivered by Tuesday or Wednesday latest.

olabode89:


how much u pay?

Paid #159,919. No sim, no insurance.

I finally sent my passport to the embassy today, been busy all these while...

Cmanforall:
For those that have booked their flight tickets, pls which airline did you settle for and what's the price of their tickets? Did you go thru an agent?
Did you take one way or roundtrip ticket?
Please share this important info and give links(online)...

Thanks.


Cc: Sureb0y, Goskian, Olabode89, sirkezman (sis) and other bosses...

Peeps, what's up?
You can book your flight online through wakanow and opt to pay at a bank within 24 hr. I finally booked and paid for my flight today. I paid through bank transfer in the banking hall after completing the online booking process. My e-ticket don land.

^Guess They're referring to either the customer number or Diary number issued to applicants after interviews- those two numbers are on the piece of paper given after the interview.
Just put both on your letter.

billydragon:
haa! Boss, u are scarin me wit dis bindin ish ooo....abegi oo...am seriously scared nw oo..I av message d lady in question I won't b comin due to some circumstances..I jus pray it won't get 2 dis level of not bein able 2 attend any oda school...bt migri on d oda hand said u can change school if u like na..jus read dat ther as u said ealier..

... No wahala, I think it's only Aalto University that runs binding offer ish.

billydragon:
if its bindin wad does it mean abeg??I only sent soft copy of d confirmation letter nt d hard copy...in d email d lady sent me, she wrote ther dat I can renounce my study place if I am no longer interestd in said course. So I don't realy knw its a big deal on till nw...bt I felt since I avnt sent d hard copy of d confirmation form I am convered...

If someone from the said school you're not interested in sent you the bolded, then I think all you have to do is to write them that you are no longer coming to their school... shikena!
A binding offer is one that you have to 'obey'; that is, after you accept such offer you won't be able to attend another institution in Finland during the same admission year even when you don't want the school again... Accepting an offer may be through any means (hard or soft) so far you already accepted....

sureb0y:
@goskian I just got the same mail. Omo, I'm not as excited as I was in January about traveling. Being away from family and friends wey I don live with/know all my life. It's kinda sad. Me wey dey live like big boy for here. Dey turn up every Friday, pick unilag gehs, shano wole for club, live life wella, etc. To come go oyinbo man land go dey look thin babes wey no get front or back. The first 4 Fridays go hard mehn. Oh... wait, there'll be international students too o. Latinos, etc. Omo... I don happy again. In case you're wondering if I'm going to finland to be playing upandan, the answer is YES! :p life is too short not to enjoy. I dey go work and play. I no fit go use pressure and depression kill myself.

Reads comment... LOL... falls down from chair... You are a bad, bad guy!!!

billydragon:
I didn't do it intentionally boss...I prefer d course dey later gv me in d 2nd school 2 d first school I accepted initially..hp ther is no penalty or repercussion 2 dis o?

A school like Aalto enforces the acceptance of their offer... so once you accept them you wont be able to attend another school. However, I read on migri somewhere that once you are issued a RP, you may attend another school different from the one whose admission letter you used in securing the RP. You must however show proof of studying at least 40 ECTS before your renewal... Hence, you need to find out from the first school you accepted offer from, if their offer is not binding!
Kippis!!

Just got this from Abuja Embassy:

Dear Surname, Firstname Othername,
This is to inform that your residence permit has been granted. You should send your passport with a cover letter through DHL, UPS, FedEx or any other courier to the Embassy using the address below. The cover letter should indicate your email address, telephone number, PU-... number (residence permit reference number given during interview) and return delivery address.

Note that the Immigration authority is now issuing Residence Permit cards. The Embassy is expecting your card at the moment from Finland. It takes approximately two weeks for your residence permit card to arrive.

Embassy of Finland
RESIDENCE PERMIT OFFICE
No. 9 Iro Dan Musa Street
Asokoro
Abuja

You should pay in advance for the return delivery of the passport to the courier company at the same time of sending the passport to the Embassy. The Embassy will not return the passport if the return delivery is not paid in advance.

To confirm if the Embassy has received your documents, please direct your enquiries to the courier company you have used.

Please indicate in your cover letter if you have some original documents remaining at the Embassy.


Sincerely Yours,

EMBASSY OF FINLAND IN ABUJA
www.finlandnigeria.org<http://www.finlandnigeria.org>

sirkezman:
yes. it is a crime to borrow money for the purpose of residence permit alone. but your sponsor can borrow to sponsor you. so no cause for alarm

That is what I'm trying to say, that it's not entirely wrong, so far it's the sponsor that borrows and not the student. In my case I worked and saved for some years hoping to go and study in the UK before I discovered Finland, so I'm just asking anyways...

jarno:
Wow, now I can see how you guys think you are so smart by beating the system. Ranging from making fake deposits into bank accounts, or getting your source of funds from loans, getting a fake residential address to be invited for the entrance examinations. We will see if you are afterall smart when you get over here. VITO!!!!!!

Who is this?
Oh, wait o maybe RP officers are spying on this our thread...LOL. But anyway, all my documents are genuine and I still have my funds intact.
To all, try to get your funds and documents genuinely as we have been doing...
Is the bolded really illegal for those who did it? What if the sponsor obtained a loan for his/her ward and plans to repay from monthly salary? Just asking...

olabode89:


Have u gotten an email from the embassy concerning your residence permit card?

Not yet o. Have you?

sirkezman:
anyone gotten the permit card yet?

Chief, I still dey await my own card o... But I'm of the opinion that cards will start landing as from this week.