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I was offered as a contractor

Dottune:
In your offer letter, were you offered the remote job as a full-time staff or a contractor?

I appreciate any insight in this. Thank you

hemekhar:
Gurus in the house, please assist.
I have a remote job and i get paid directly to my dorm account, in light of the tax restructure, the advice is to register and use my company account as companies have a N50m non-taxable annual threshold, my question is, would this affect my application as my contract letter and payslips are in my name? i cant meet the company to draft a new contract in my company's name, would this be an issue? or would a cover letter be sufficient to explain it?

Thanks in advance

Gurus in the house, please assist.
I have a remote job and i get paid directly to my dorm account, in light of the tax restructure, the advice is to register and use my company account as companies have a N50m non-taxable annual threshold, my question is, would this affect my application as my contract letter and payslips are in my name? i cant meet the company to draft a new contract in my company's name, would this be an issue? or would a cover letter be sufficient to explain it?

Thanks in advance

Gurus in the house, please assist.
I have a remote job and i get paid directly to my dorm account, in light of the tax restructure, the advice is to register and use my company account as companies have a N50m non-taxable annual threshold, my question is, would this affect my application as my contract letter and payslips are in my name? i cant meet the company to draft a new contract in my company's name, would this be an issue? or would a cover letter be sufficient to explain it?

Thanks in advance

Hello all,

Thanks for all inputs so far. I only heard of this visa yesterday and I've combed the entire thread. I just need a bit of clarification regarding the i-140 application:

1. Asides your proposed endeavour, recommendations and related evidences? Are there other documentation(s) we need to put? Is there any recommended length the petition should be in?

2. Seeing the average time is looking to be 2-3 years, how can i effect a change (lets say I get married) for example and the i-140 has already been approved?

3. Looking for specific endeavour ideas on cybersecurity, I'll be glad if someone can point me or a lawyer who has experience in security related petitions.


My Profile:
1. Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2. 7 years experience in Cybersecurity

Hey bro, i'm literally just seeing this response. I took a break to focus on my domestic career as "a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush" lol but I would pursue this course profile recommendation of yours. For some reason, I cant find the report in my mail, sincerely hope I didn't delete it out of frustration. I'll get back to you. Thank you so much.

NB1912:
Sorry to hear about your negative outcome. I have a few question which might shed some light to your case.

1. Can you post a screenshot of your assessment result removing any personal details?
2. How many ICT units did you undertake as part of your degree? Can you list them including the unit code? Does it have at least 33% of ICT content? Or is the ICT content at least two thirds of your degree?

I always advise people who have engineering degree and want to apply for ACS assessment to also submit a course profile. This is because there are some courses which might include ICT content but not listed as ICT in your transcript, hence, ACS would miss this. You can always get a course profile from your university.

You can go for a review once you lay your hands on your course profile. I am almost certain that there is enough ICT content in an ELect/Elect degree from Covenant University.

PS: I have just google elect/elect courses at Covenant university and I can see a lot of your courses are related to ICT. However, because of their naming convention ACS might not know they are ICT courses. Hence, the reason why it is very important to provide a course profile along with your application. Please get your course profile and go for a review.

Hello everyone,

My skills assessment for ICT Security Specialist came out negative because "my bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering did not have enough computing requirements" although all my Info Sec experience from 2015 till date were accepted. I'm really not sure how else to go about this except the RPL route which I don't think I'm ready for.

Just want to thank @tunlex01 and @Bellong for their tremendous help. God Bless you both

With this devaluation move, this would definitely affect your bank balance conversion

Hi guys, I'm filling out the form on the site. Can anyone recommend nice and affordable hotels in Paris? even better if you have stayed there. Thank you

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow would make it exactly 6 weeks I submitted my application to ACS. Is there anyone else like me constantly checking the site every 30 mins? This anxiety must go round lol

NHQGUY:
[s]After deduction you can only claim experience for years deemed skilled[/s]
This statement is INCORRECT

How so please?

tunlex01:
yes.
You can fill the 7 years but claim points for 3 years and not claim points for the 4 years

There has been a recent update from DHA that if your assessing body reduce your years of experience, then the Visa Case officer can review that and do their own assessment. This means you leave the chance to the CO to either accept the points you claimed or the ones approved by the assessing body.
Most people avoid this cos you don't want to get to the stage to have your visa refused. So the choice is yours.

Thanks boss, what do you personally recommend?

Hello gurus,

Please forgive my ignorance.
When an accessing body deducts 4 years from a 7 years experience, does this mean you have to fill 3 years in your skills calculator or the deduction is just for the skills assessment? Make person no make mistake chop ban

NB1912:
You don't need RPL. RPL is for those without an IT degree. Elect/Elect usually includes some IT courses and from my experience ACS usually deducts 4 years. Your degree will be classified as ICT major, however, the ICT content will not be closely relevant to the nominated occupation, hence, the reason why ACS will deduct 4 years.

Hope this helps. Cheers!

I appreciate my brother, God Bless you

NB1912:
For an Elect/Elect degree, ACS will deduct 4 years. You will only be able to claim 3 years of experience.

Thank you,
So, what do you advise? Do you think I'll have better luck with RPL?

tunlex01:
Chances are very slim but there is no harm in trying. You may get 1 or 2 years approved by ACS.
Speak to your PFA about that. They should be able to issue a pension statement that shows pension payments for the entire 7 years.

Thank you.
Also, I have references from my previous employers addressed to a school in Australia when I was trying the admission route. Can I use them or do I have to get a new reference addressed to ACS?

tunlex01:
Chances are very slim but there is no harm in trying. You may get 1 or 2 years approved by ACS.
Speak to your PFA about that. They should be able to issue a pension statement that shows pension payments for the entire 7 years.

Thank you, I appreciate the response.

Hello All,

I just came across this thread and its very informative.
I've been in Cybersecurity for 7 years and want to get as assessment done with ACS. Problem is I have a Bachelors in Elect/Elect Engineering from Covenant University. What do you think are my chances?

Also, for the payment parts, how can I go about the superannuation route to show? What do I need to request from my PFA?

Thanks

mamatwiny:
Please include you have a bsc in electrical and electronics Engineering from Convenant University so that you can adequately be advised cos of all these their relevant education, rpl etc things.

My own verdict- it is a 50-50 thing for assessment cos of your undergrad degree and you don't have more than 6 years experience which they may deduct in lieu of relevant experience if they don't see elect &elect as relevant experience.

It is good you place all the cards on the table so that you don't go and waste money unnecessarily or even if you are in it, you know how to condition your mind.
Na d major wahala for Aussie parole .



For the proof of payment evidence, I put 3 payslips per year- January, June and Dec. I also got my pension statement from the provider. You can also add statement of your salary account

You can try and get a job offer and employer sponsorship as the job is in high demand in aussie

Waiting for the ogas to come and torch light ur matter regarding relevance.

Thanks for this insight, I'm currently looking at the New Zealand link and it's not a bad option. I might end up trying this. Thanks once again.

Bodacious1:
To answer your question, provide as many payslips as you have. Do your payslips carry the company letter head? If yes, then you should be fine.

Thanks boss

Hello House,

I've spent hours reading and also gone through the ACS page. I want to do my skills assessment with ICT Security Specialist 262112, I'm a bit confused however on their payment evidence; Can I just send evidence for the first and last month of each year or am I supposed to send proof for all the months? The narrations on my salary payments did not include my employer's name.

Also, my total work experience is 4 years, 9 months. Can I claim 5 years or should I wait till I clock 5 calendar years??

Did anyone get the code using FCMB?? I was charged twice with no code

theamerican:
In my opinion, your interview was really going well and you almost nailed it. I'd definitely reapply if I were in your shoes but with better preparation. Nothing wrong with your answers except for the two questions in bold.

First one. Did you take any tests? I think "No" or "No, I didn't" would have been better. Not taking a test is not a crime. If they need anything else, they'd ask why.

The second question in bold was your chance to nail the visa. Your answer was general, vague and most importantly, it didn't really answer the question: "Why are you leaving your good job?". Read your answer again, and you'd see that you could have done a better job. Another VO could have been impressed so maybe you just got unlucky.

I believe reapplying is a good idea with better preparation. Give specifics. Talk about the particular technical and business skills you'd be getting and the particular examples of "senior roles" you wanna go back to. Better preparation. Don't give up on a dream after one failure.

This is an opinion, please don't mistake for legal advice

Thanks for the correction, I’m seeing the mistake now, God Bless you.

Hello guys;

I was denied visa today, please go through my transcript for correction and also for the upcoming ones to learn from my mistakes

*exchange pleasantries and passes docs*
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I’m going for my Masters in Information Technology in Minnesota State University
VO: Tell me about the program
Me: I’ll be majoring in Information Security. The program consists of a 32 credits courses spanning 24 months, I’ll be taking courses in AI, Information warfare, dB security etc and cap it up with a thesis.
VO: Did you take any test?
Me: The GRE was waived for me because of my UG CGPA and my professional experience
VO: Have you travelled outside Nigeria before?
Me: No; I’ve not had any reason to until now
VO: How many other schools did you apply to?
Me: Two; University of Central Missouri and University of Bridgeport
VO: what’s the relationship between the 3?
Me: They all support research interests in Network and Database Security which is what I want my thesis on.
VO: Tell me about your academic background
Me: I have a bachelors of engineering in electrical and electronics engineering from Covenant University in 2014.
VO: What have you been doing since after your nysc?
Me: Immeidtaely after my NYSC, I got employed in Abc bank, a major commercial bank in Nigeria. I currently work as an IT Security and Complince Engineer
VO: I see you have a good job, why do you want to leave your job now?
Me: it’s all about career progression for me. I believe with the masters would equip me with the necessary technical and business skills to professionally compete for a more senior role upon my return.
VO: Are you married? Any kids?
Me: No sir
VO: who’s your sponsor?
Me: My aunt
VO: *types for a while* I’m sorry blah blah blah

People at the embassy were asking me to reapply but I don’t think I want to be dashing people things.
Please constructively criticize so others can learn
Thanks.

Hi @LagosNIV

Is it true that having a virgin passport can be an enough reason to get denied?
I have friends planning on going to Ghana this weekend just to avoid this. Is it worth it?

Thanks

OohLalah:
90% Ibo Nigerians are drug dealers and fraudsters period. That is the truth. Unfortunately 60% of Nigerians in SA are these same ibos so all Nigerians are painted with the same brush of hatred by some SAns.

Modified* By the way we don't want anymore of you here we are xenophobes. Why do you want to come to a bad place like ours? Didn't you here your fuckpro we that bad?



Am fccckin tired of having to defend my country from these people whom are the seekers of better everything. Nxa!

Kindly note that I'm not a member of searching for a better life bandwagon. I have a very stable job in Nigeria that I'm 70% sure would return to upon my completion. I just want to have my masters and apparently I didn't see any Nigerian school with the program and our exchange rate doesn't do abroad much good.

Thanks for your contribution tho...

LeSudAfricaine:
Forget that fuckpro nonsense, here's the deal. South Africa is not a racist nation but has a lot of racists. Don't know if I make sense! Like any other mixed country like the US, the UK. Brasil etc you'll find that the racists amongst those countries it's the older white people because they assume themselves to be superior based on the colour of their skins, South Africa's no exception. Black people aren't racist or xenophobic. It's a small segment of people who are like that. But Nigerians are viewed negatively by all South Africans because they tend to be associated with criminality, but then again that's trend the world over. If you are concerned with racism do yourself a favour and target another varsity because Stellenbosch university is the bastion of the racist Afrikaners. rather try Wits Univeristy, University of KwaZulu Natal, University of Pretoria etc. The fooll that tells you to avoid black people can go hang since you can never escape black people as they are the majority

Wow; I only chose stellenbosch because I checked the rankings and saw it was highly rated. Thanks brother

nongo123:
I'm a South African currently studying at University of Venda. Going to Stellenbosch is not such a good idea since the majority of students there are whites and that's where the real racism is. Wits, UKZN and Un. of Pretoria are good alternatives. Black students are not racists, they don't care about where you are from.

Thanks brother, let me check if they offer masters if renewable energy

Thanks bro!; are you schooling there?

fuckpro:
Yes but mostly from the blacks,the whites are a lot friendlier when they get to know you are a student and not a drug dealer,stay away from the Zulus and koiseir men you are always seen as a treat

Hello house
Nigerians studying in SA or know a lot about their educational system, i'm interested in a masters degree in Renewable Energy from Stellenbosch University but their website doesn't offer much in terms on information. Info on visa, budget, accomodation, living costs etc is highly needed. I have a bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2:1)


Is SA such a racist nation like people claim?

Cheers

Are you still selling?