Was contemplating applying for a visitor visa to SA but after going through this thread extensively, it's not worth the hassle. I can understand people applying for study/business purposes but a holiday should never be this stressful.

abuhusna1:

That is when u are on a work permit and not student t visa

Exactly

Femi0078:


I want to apply for MSc IT, my agent said after my one year program, I will be giving 2years post work visa under critical skills which will automatically leads to Irish permanent residency.
That’s why I’m confused seeing most of y’all having issues with visa renewal. Though I did a google research and I found it real but I’m confused why most of you here ain’t talking about getting a PR after the 2years but talking about having issues with visa renewal? Please enlighten a brother before wasting my hardearned money

You are eligible for PR if you've been in Ireland for 5 years straight.

Inis(dot)gov(dot)ie/en/inis/pages/long_term_residency

Louiscares:
Hello Bjrokenhear003,

I saw your post days ago but I couldn't get to comment as I had alot of catch up with and deadlines to meet,but I have about 10days break so I decided to add my little contribution.

Firstly, congratulations on your 1st class from Griffith College.

What I am going to suggest might not be applicable in Ireland as I don't know much about the system, but this worked for me in the previous country I was.

Does the visa you have allow you to work for a company as an intern without them sponsoring your visa? If yes,
you should considered applying for graduate internship in a company you love to work in and has what it takes to sponsor someone. Even if it's working for free for 1 or 2 months ( suggest working for free if they say no opening, tell them you want to learn), this experience would boost your CV,with this you can show you have got Ireland experience relevant to your field and you might be favoured at the end to be retained and become full time employee. While you do the internship, don't stop applying for jobs o.

Also, you can change your approach of applying for jobs. You can search for companies on LinkedIn especially in Ireland, connect with top personnel and chat them up, ask for potential internship or graduate roles. Even if no roles advertised on their website, they will refer your CV ,that's if they want you to send it to them. You need to sell yourself, you have a 1st class, and ACCA which is plus to any company.

Don't limit your applications to Ireland, try other countries Netherland, Switzerland,UK somewhere like Scotland ( I saw sometime ago that PWC, KPMG, Deloitte, EY, Bank of America in UK and some other places that were recruiting finance/accounting graduates) and now is the write time to apply for graduate roles as most companies are currently recruiting graduates including the oil and gas ( check Exxonmobil, shell for commercial roles, these companies will sponsor you irrespective of where you live) .

As a back up plan for you, while you apply for jobs; like other people have mentioned, is to try Canada Express entry. You are 27years old, you already have 110 points with your age. What you need to do now , apply to WES to validate your certificates,(SSCE,Bsc,Msc (it takes about 2months, depending on how fast your schools respond), then while you wait for feedback , you have to write IELTS General and try to score minimum of 7 in Listening, Writing , Reading and speaking. The higher your score, the better. You need about 12K CAD in your account to show you can survive before you get a job , apply to be in the Express entry pool. PLEASE NOTE, JOB IS NOT AUTOMATIC ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD OOO. There are people with good results like you also applying.

Like others mentioned, if you are still interested in studying, you can apply for PhD in the UK, USA Canada, Australia etc ,look for fully paid scholarship . Most phd students can work as a graduate assistant and get paid while studying .

This is the little I can contribute now, I need to run as I have lot of pending courseworks to do.

By the way, I have attached as link to a 35 pages pdf of companies with current openings in 2019/2020 with closing date, it was sent to us by my school few days ago, look through if you find anything relevant.

I tried attaching the Pdf directly here but it was larger than 250kB maximum accepted size for documents. Kindly copy and paste this link on any browser to download it. If it doesn't work, kindly send me a message to my email address above and I will forward the pdf to you directly.

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/ea7ca357fe49c7abd422ce7d13cace2020191024115032/f2c59d77be148922a4fe1c71375781c920191024115032/456e2e

The above link expires in 7 days ( 31st October 2019) and you wont be able to download the pdf again.


Goodluck.

Regards.

Louis

NB.

Please, don't take a wrong decision to marry out of frustration, desperation or depression, unless you truly love the person.

@Bjrokenhear003

Totally agree. Graduate internship is a good way to go. Also i feel like your University/college could have done more to prepare you for the world out there. In just 2 months here, AIT arranged 2 career fairs for students, one in Dublin and on school premises.

We had the opportunity to engage with representatives from different companies and discuss about future openings and how to apply for them when they open.

We've also had series of seminars on how to prepare for interviews and other interesting tips.

See, las las, information is key, don't lose hope.

Seg11:
Your visa and admission letter

[qauote author=slimtom1994 post=81944163]Please what document were required at the airport?

For those of you who have travelled. Thanks.

And medical insurance. My personal experience though

anthony24:
For those that have arrived.. how about this notice on INIS site about letter of enrollment. Also is return ticket required or just a one way ticket

I'm guessing a letter of enrollment is your admission letter/letter of acceptance from the institution.

And no, a return ticket isn't considered. Heck, they usually never ask for ticket information.

Tikaton:
Visa Issued

Submitted on 20 June 2019
Stamped on 15 August 2019

Athlone Institute of Technology



Who else is going to Althlone?

Well, I will still address some issues

Congrats. AIT here

Lawiiiii:
Hi guys,
Can IELTS General training be accepted as a proof of English proficiency?

Their website clearly states Academic but I used General training for my application and was issued. Maybe I was lucky.

Lilynunu:
Mine is also scheduled for Friday, hoping they deliver today as well!

Fingers crossed. Keep your phone close by

Lilynunu:
Congratulations!

Please when was your scheduled delivery on ups?

Thank you.

It was scheduled for Friday, end of day. But they delivered it today.

Visa Issued.

Applied in Lagos, 19th June, 2019.
Got to Abuja on the 20th.

Stamped on the 9th of August and was delivered today.

phychem:
Any response from the embassy for those that submitted on 19th, 20th and 21st of June in Lagos?

The week starts tomorrow after the holiday. So we should start hearing from people.

phychem:


Shipment ready for UPS...

Okay, means it hasn't gotten to them yet. Check again by Wednesday after the public holiday

phychem:


How do I check UPS except with the tracking number?...you have a phone number I can reach them with?

Only way I know how is with the tracking number.
What status is yours showing ?

phychem:


I already mailed them and they said I should check back on the status next thursday.i submitted on 20th.

They said the exact thing to me. Check UPS

akinonigbinde:
Yea, submitted June 26, got to Abuja 27th and scheduled for delivery August 15.

Any other June submission with scheduled date?

Mine says in transit.

Pelumos:
When did you apply?

June 19

phychem:


Any response from the embassy?

Yes. They said it's on the queue to be assessed and should check back a week from today.

phychem:


Have you gotten any response whatsoever?....are you tracking through UPS?

Nothing from ups yet. Although, I did send an email to the embassy on Monday and I was told to check back today. I have done that and I'm waiting for their response.

phychem:


It's there anyone here who submitted on the 20th of June in Lagos?

Submitted on the 19th

Would the public holiday in Ireland tomorrow in anyway affect the operation of their embassy in Abuja ?

Is the tracking on vfs any good ? Other than letting you know when your application was forwarded

femzyacess:

Hi Guys..who submitted in June and what date...any positive results yet?
I did on the 17th

Can't wait
Can someone tell me am next?����

Submitted on the 19th and waiting impatiently.

Awesometreasure:
P.

Pls can someone respond to this. Can I still apply for a students visa at the end of this month for September entry

Processing takes 6 - 8 weeks. Do you think there'll be enough time before the session starts ? If yes then go ahead.

anathemiamia:


I saw that yesterday and didn't know it was new. Indian people go dance tire

lol, asin. Got it from a group I follow run by Indians. I just happen to be into Tech as well. So fingers crossed....

Latest update from Ontario (OINP). OINP Tech draws

Good for people in Tech.

Source (ontario.ca/page/oinp-tech-draws#section-1)

Henrykingiv:
Hey. Please one question. How long did it take them to issue you a receipt for the part fees you paid. Because I used form A and it's almost two weeks now they haven't given me my receipt, even after paying all in full.

I have written mails and they are will say high volume blah blah blah.

After paying with the form A, you should get a telex from the bank which you then send to the school.

Don't be waiting for a receipt from them if you haven't sent them the telex.

Telex should be ready in less than 3 working days. Depends on the bank.

femzyacess:
Congrats.
Please when did you submit, I submitted June 17th and same was transmitted via UPS to abuja on the 18th as seen on VFS tracking platform..however on UPS am seeing the screen short below..Kindly shed more light and anyone with same submission date?
NB:the screen shot says package returned to lagos
Thanks

I'm guessing that's to track the returning of your documents (original copies and passport).

I have actually.

Their response was that they have no clue and it solely depends on their evaluators. Even encouraged me to send it either way and see if it'd be accepted.

Would've tried it out but I don't have such certificate yet.

If someone here has it though they could try sending it along with their uni degree.

joo2018:
Kindly ask WES on Facebook or Twitter. You can update us on the answer.

Getting the certificate or transcript isn't the issue.

Question is if it'd be accepted.

joo2018:
Is it a Diploma or a degree? Can you get transcripts for the qualification?
If not, no.

I really need to determine if these certificates are accepted. There's a lack of clarity.

WES's website says they only evaluate academic certificates/degrees but not professional ones.

But IRCC's website doesn't state that.

paule:


Thank you. Wow, just discovered that their timeline is 12 weeks.

Secondly, do project management professional (PMP) and other ICT certificate like Oracle, Microsoft, Cisco etc qualifiers as professional certificate or must it be MBBS or LLB/M?