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I spoke over the phone with a heartbroken applicant to Finland from last year, and I learned that even after meeting the criteria for a student permit, unfortunately Nigeria and Africa are among areas with reduced quotas for RP...Pls try to have other options as you work out your migration routes, so that you do not meet a brick wall....Like I told many of you on audio call, you can strategically plan this whole movement by anchoring first in a less fanciful European country, also note that for many Nigerians living here, America, Canada and Australia is their final destination, but took here as a step toward those big nations I just listed....So for others, their first country could even be Ukraine, Turkey, Cyprus etc



Be guided

DemigodZeus147:
Oga Ibra,student for there fit engage in exporting biz? Cos for Germany I hear sey, one can't do such.

Finally full time student get limitations normally, but then some people get as them take dey do collabo with other Naija hustlers, you know say we be Naija na

Bolamike:
I sent you an email bro. How can I add you up on Google Hangouts?

I will check it now

My people how una dey? I want comments on what I and other Finland based Nigerians should be discussing and amending to move this thread forward ....I know of pictures, and I always try to do so, next month I will be covering 5 Schengen states on a massive football related movement, so this thread go hear am sha with photos etc


So guys pour your hearts to me like say I be babe wey you wan knack for the first time

Omor I just dey observe these electric cars sha....Very soon these will flood the Nigerian market believe it or not! But then all these are pointing to the final demise of crude oil These are really common in Norway and Finland is adapting rapidly too

olioxx:
Boss Ibrahimovic, pls SHARE with us how you learnt Finnish.
As for me oo, I am a polyglot, I can speak & understand Standard English, Nigerian Pidgin English, Yoruba and Kiwi English.

Okay here was my secret: When I was still in Nigeria and was sure that I will migrate to Finland in a year, I began learning Finnish on my own during my free time off hustle in Lagos via Youtube, google translate, and tasteoffinnish website...I had a book where i learned so many and taught myself up to around 50% by the time I touched down Finland... So start by learning the basics, almost everything is easier these days because of the internet, but it all boils down to motivation...Also in Finland, I have my Naija/African crew in Vaasa Of Course, but I made sure i kept a Finnish crew too whom I speak the language strictly with, the only way to actually master a new language is by speaking it continually regardless of errors, at the moment I am around 85% and I want to learn Spanish now cos of my football agent thingy

cooooooks:
Umm, it is. Fluent french speaker here. Duolingo is good for beginners and familiarizes the learner with the language. The major thing with Duo is VOCABULARY. You also learn how to say necessary phrases like "I want to eat" or "The time is ...".

Download Duolingo guys.

I think Duolingo doesn’t have Finnish...But it is such a helpful app for learning languages, actually one of the best

tizzdi:
here

Thanks

Braket:
You can open GTB account online as well as a non resident and you get support via video calls online.

Wow...this is excellent customer service..Thanks for the info! I will observe this right away

Mintmoney:
1. Yes there are limits to the student account, I remember mine was around 150k that time. But it's no big deal because, any amount fit enter inside until you will want to make a withdrawal. You can always resolve it by just presenting your passport and they will upgrade it. From my experience at least.

2. So far, the merger with access has no effect whatsoever. Nothing has changed for both customers. So you're good.

3. If you have an online banking ID with the bank already then its not really difficult but if you don't then I'm afraid if its gonna work because the bank sets your banking ID tied to the particular phone you use to do your banking transactions.

P.S: If you already have account with Fidelity and you still dey with the naija Sim you used to open it there, you fit still use normal SMS run transactions I think.

P.S.S: I use android, I don't know if I can screenshot the android version for you.

Thanks for your comprehensive answers, also you can screenshot the android version

ahiboilandgas:
it just to upgrade the accounts but money can keep entering....anytime u are in nigeria u can upgrade from student account...or find out the account officer

Thanks so kindly

ahiboilandgas:
u can always update and upgrade your accounts,just nepa bills and 0assport ....any time your are around

Nepal bills keh? okay I go fit hack this one nor be today...but thanks for answering

Please I have my own questions now and I kindly need answers too from my people , and here they are:

1) I have been saving money every month since I started working when I arrived this country to my Diamondbank account in Nigeria, and I operated this account as a student, my question is this: How do I know the limit on this account? Also, by my projections it could swell too much for a student account, abeg I hope say these my project money dey safe?

2) Also does the merger with access bank affect anything? Do I need to do anything wrt this?

3) Can I install the Fidelity Bank App and start using it like I use my Diamondbank here? Can someone help me with a screenshot of how it looks like? I use iOS too... My Nigerian sim gets SMS here so getting codes nor be wahala



Kindly note that I have researched online about these but I need on the ground answers, let me know what I’m doing here...

eduson33:
been following this thread. i've sent you a request to PM you.
I want to sponsor my younger brother for an undergraduate study in Finland.
you help will be highly appreciated.

Install google hangouts and add me via my email for chats and calls..

Lol gamblers! These Finns gamble a lot...They have an opposite view of wealth and riches...They generally believe that the only way they can get rich is via winning big on lotto...What a poor mentality....Can’t blame them though, with the bills to be paid and taxes alone

I came to the city of Seinäjoki to see a Ghanaian friend of mine who is a football agent here, so we had a meeting at SJK Football Club, It’s about one hour or so to drive from my place in Vaasa to this city..

Hadampson:
Institutions that offer scholarships in Finland

•University of Eastern Finland
•Turku university
•Tampere university
•Åbo Akademi University


This is from my research

Good one...

reloaded01:
Zlatan I no base there o.... I want enter there this year ni o by God's grace. I applied and I'm expectant. By the way how long is it from vaasa to tampere?

Around 3hrs by car

Hadampson:
B.sc
I thought i can apply for courses offered in Finnish language. Since it is tuition free

Check if those courses are applicable to EU/non EU too, we wey carry green passport dey collect heat from so many things...Fees are sha charged at the moment

Hadampson:
@Ibrahimovic303

Someone told me this there are currently no tuition fees charged in Finnish education degrees regardless of the level of studies and nationality of the student.


Please can you help me to confirm that maybe it's possible.

Tuition fees were introduced in August 2017, it used to be free prior to this..check StudyFinland and also studyinfo to verify what I wrote...

Hadampson:
Does it have to be scholarship?
I searched for course offered in Finnish language and i checked tuition aspect which is free. Do i still have to pay certain amount again?

Msc or Bsc? Besides scholarship, education is not free anymore here like few years ago

Hadampson:
Yeah, i know. I love languages though. So i think that will give me an edge and increase my morale.

I hope i don't have to fund any block account if i apply

So far so good, i have searched for these two universities... Turku University of Applied Sciences and Tampere University of Applied Sciences, TAMK

Remember if you’re not on a scholarship here then you’ll pay school fees

Hadampson:
@Ibrahimovic303

Another one... Aalto University, School of Chemical Technology

The course is organized mainly in Finnish, and Swedish. Some of the major subjects are taught in English. I don't know what to do sef

Between Swedish and Finnish, which one is more difficult??

Finnish surely....Actually the ratio of Finnish speakers to Swedish in this country is 94%: 6%

Hadampson:
@Ibrahimovic303

I don search for some schools. You are right about the tuition fee institutions in Finland.

The problem now is how to learn Finnish to the rate of knowing how to speak it well

Yeah and Finnish can be challenging....But with consistency and practice you can get there

Hadampson:
Ggetter50 busted
Where are the rest of NIGERIANS in Finland... Abeg make una dey contribute, i take God beg una

Lol

Hadampson:
This is my course of study
Lemme search for the scholarship.. Thank you very much boss

You’re welcome

Hadampson:
Yeah yeah i understand you perfectly

Yes...it’s how things are done, even people buy jobs everyday in Abuja na, it is a known fact

Hadampson:
Good to hear that boss
Perhaps you could apply for loan from the Finnish government

More success boss

Yeah...make I do more background work but at the moment na one project at a time

Hadampson:
I'm honoured boss good to have you here

As for Finnish language, na you be the boss. Create am and invite those Nigerians wey dey Finland make dem contribute to the thread. Shikena

Good point I go reason am with some of them sha

Hadampson:
Good one. Just have some business. I noticed Finland is into recycling. Why don't you start importing all the cans wey we get here and sell it over there.

I discussed at length about this business with a guy on this thread, the shipping costs into Finland is very expensive at the moment, but then I will explore it more later this year cos my side hustles are expanding gradually

Hadampson:
Not all... The likes of Seychelles, Namibia, Rwanda, Botswana and Ivory Coast just to mention a few. All these countries i listed are not richer than Nigeria but they are BETTER than Nigeria in some aspects.

Talking of deporting you or collecting your business from you. That is totally wrong boss

These countries can never do that. Rwanda is the second African country to do business. Few years back, Rwanda is number 150 in the world to do business but now, Rwanda is in number 29 in the world to do business. They are progressing not like Nigeria where corruption have taken over.

Security is topnotch, in terms of cleanliness nko... Boss, those countries cannot deport you if you did not commit any crime.


Although there are some countries that don't like Nigerian. Example is South Africa. Despite the fact that most South Africans don't like Nigerians, many NIGERIANS are still trooping to South Africa in search of greener pastures. My daddy's younger brother has been in South Africa for 19 years now... Ever since he left Nigeria, he hasn't stepped his foot on Nigeria soil. So you see that.

Those that was deported committed a crime. Hence, the deportation.

Ghanaians don't want Nigerians to destroy their country. They are one of the progressive African countries.

Your points are valid oh...But I don’t feel comfortable with anything other than Nigeria, as in, I’m not proud to say this, but I know how to address Nigerian affairs by using money to get things done if you know what I mean...I learned this since Secondary School na...I basically bribe my way to get things done, it is the reality and I have become used to it...When I’m in Finland, I don’t have any need for it except to “dash” the DJ few euros in the club to switch to African music