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briliantsak:
I agree it is difficult to navigate this, especially if you are not working in UK academia or lack an active research network in the UK.

You may consider these three options:

Option A - Short Term

Reach out to researchers in your field after reviewing their profiles and publications. Introduce yourself, highlight areas of mutual collaboration, and express your interest in working with them. If you’re able to pique their interest, in a subsequent email, let them know you’re considering the Global Talent Visa (GTV) to transition back to research in the UK. Ideally, they’d be willing to provide a recommendation based on your profile. The likelihood of this working depends on the quality of your previous publications—the work itself and the journals.

Option B - Long Term

Identify a hot topic or key problem in your research area and propose one or two projects you could carry out using secondary methods, such as a review, meta-analysis, simulation, or modeling. Complete the major part of the project but leave sections that require minimal effort yet are significant enough to warrant authorship credit.

Then, search for active researchers in your field with internationally recognized expertise. Introduce your work and experience, and propose collaboration on your ongoing projects.

Given your previous publications in reputable sources (which they’ll likely be familiar with) and your experience, you should be able to establish a research connection or collaboration. If this works, you can easily secure a recommendation letter for the GTV and may even find opportunities to transition back to research with them.

Option C - Network within Your Community


Reach out to fellow researchers from your country who work in your field. Share your CV and ask if they would be willing to provide a letter of recommendation to support your GTV application, as you intend to transition back to research in the UK.

Thank you for this idea , I will definitely follow this steps you mentioned and reach out to them

briliantsak:
It's great that you have many co-authored papers in reputable journals. The reviewers are experts in your discipline and will recognize the quality of your work.

Yes, the eminent person needs to be based in the UK. You can use your co-author network to find someone in the UK who can write your recommendation letter, or ask your co-authors for referrals.

If you don't have a PhD, you must have research experience equivalent to a PhD. You'll need to submit a separate document titled "Evidence of Research Experience," detailing how your years of experience are substantial. Typically, they request this after you've submitted your application if you don't have a PhD. However, I advise applicants to include this document with their initial application.

You don't need to have awards or grants, but you must be able to demonstrate that your work is reputable, that you have substantial research experience and leadership, and that you have the potential to become a global leader in the field.

I’m currently facing a challenge with the “eminent person” requirement in the UK, as I don’t know anyone here who could provide a recommendation letter about my work. I asked my supervisor if he had any contacts in the UK, but he doesn’t. I’m already in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, but I’d like to switch to the Global Talent visa due to the limitations on the Skilled Worker visa, and because I want to return to my field to continue my research work. My supervisor gave me idea to reach out to some university lecturers, hoping to find someone willing to provide a recommendation. However, I realize that they may not be able to recommend me if they don’t know me personally, you know how those wyti people culture/thinking be.

What do you think I can do ?

LaaJiblik:
I see others have helped with info.
If you would like any specifics, please shoot your questions here. I think I might be able to share some nuggets with you ( & others on this thread).

Thank you, boss. I appreciate your input, and if you have any thoughts or suggestions, I’d love to hear them. I’m really trying to understand if it’s possible to go through the peer review route, but I’m stuck on the requirement for an “eminent person in the UK.” I’m not sure if I can obtain a letter of recommendation from someone in Nigeria and still meet the requirements. There seem to be a lot of specific clauses in the application, which is why I’m hoping to find someone who has gone through a similar process or successfully submitted an application under peer review and received endorsement.

briliantsak:
I assume you're planning to go through the peer review route. My advice is as follows:

1. Ensure you have relevant papers and research experience in the area you're claiming. Refer to the guidance to identify the appropriate endorsing body for your discipline.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-talent-endorsing-bodies/disciplines-covered-by-the-endorsing-bodies-for-science-engineering-humanities-and-medicine

2. If you don't hold a PhD in the field, make sure you have more than 3 years of solid research experience with substantial evidence.

3. One common reason for rejection is a lack of demonstrated research leadership. You can show this through active involvement in projects or enterprise, not just through publications.

4. Make sure your personal statement and recommendation letters are strong. Don't hold back—highlight your achievements. The recommender should be an eminent person who is familiar with your work and can write extensively about it. You can also include the recommender’s CV if you're working in a niche area.

5. You are allowed to list more than 10 papers in your application by entering 10 per batch.

6. Include additional documents that showcase your research impact and leadership, such as a compiled file of awards and a complete list of your publications.

7. Lastly, pray for a good reviewer! 😂

Yes I want to go through peer review route
I have co-authored several publications with lecturers in Nigeria, many of which have been published in well-recognized journals. When it comes to the peer review process, I often see the term “EMINENT person” mentioned. Does the person providing a recommendation letter need to be based in the UK, or can they be from anywhere in the world? I ask because I don’t know any lecturers in the UK who could write me a recommendation, and I don’t have a PhD. However, I have collaborated with my supervisor on multiple publications. Do I still have a chance to qualify for the Global Talent Visa?

Additionally, I don’t have any awards or grants. The only grant opportunity I had was in 2019 when I was supposed to present my work at the RSS conference in Belfast. I received an invitation letter from the conference body to present my work, but my visa was rejected due to insufficient funds in my account at the time.

babajeje123:
See if you will find the link below helpful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvlsGQf-rD0

Thank you
I will check the video right away , please check you dm I sent you request

briliantsak:
I assume you're planning to go through the peer review route. My advice is as follows:

1. Ensure you have relevant papers and research experience in the area you're claiming. Refer to the guidance to identify the appropriate endorsing body for your discipline.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-talent-endorsing-bodies/disciplines-covered-by-the-endorsing-bodies-for-science-engineering-humanities-and-medicine

2. If you don't hold a PhD in the field, make sure you have more than 3 years of solid research experience with substantial evidence.

3. One common reason for rejection is a lack of demonstrated research leadership. You can show this through active involvement in projects or enterprise, not just through publications.

4. Make sure your personal statement and recommendation letters are strong. Don't hold back—highlight your achievements. The recommender should be an eminent person who is familiar with your work and can write extensively about it. You can also include the recommender’s CV if you're working in a niche area.

5. You are allowed to list more than 10 papers in your application by entering 10 per batch.

6. Include additional documents that showcase your research impact and leadership, such as a compiled file of awards and a complete list of your publications.

7. Lastly, pray for a good reviewer! 😂

Thank you for your quick response and i really appreciate
Do you mind if I DM you please ?
I got some couple of questions to ask

Hi everyone,
Has anyone here applied for a Global Talent Visa under the research or academic category? I would appreciate any guidance or advice you can offer. Thanks!

No way I fit stream it instead of downloading?
Cos my TV won’t download

hersarhn:
Netnaija, I guess

Pls guys , where can I watch House of the dragon

Who have seen Halo ?

Hello guys,
Please are there still schools still opened for application for this year's intake? Bsc/msc

Hallo , please can someone recommend schools I can apply for pre-masters(physics) that the tuition is not much

Eke40seven:
It has been a while I visited this German visa section. Started from one, I cannot believe that it is part 8 already. Well, feel free to ask me anything about Germany, mention or quote me, and I will be available to answer to the best of my knowledge.

welcome back bro.... long time no see... how is life over there?

Hello house, pls can anyone assist with information on how to apply for Bsc taught in English in norway if the application still open .

Do u wanna enroll For Goethe?

Ejay99:
please who has Goethe institute lagos valid phone number the ones i have has been sending me straight to voicemail

JosephAdeoba:
STEPS TO TRAVEL TO GERMANY (Student Visa route)
For Summer and Winter 2020

1. Decide what you want to study in Germany
2. Find a program/University of your choice
Tip: search daad.de, study-in de, school website etc
3. Get all required documents
4. Certify photocopy of documents at German embassy/high court/notary public
5. Apply to the university through uni-assist or directly by post to school address or school website (depends on school's direction)
6. Receive admission letter(s)
7. i) Open a block account with Fintiba or Deutsche Bank
ii) or get sponsorship letter from a sponsor living in Germany(with 1500euro monthly salary)
iii) or Scholarship
8. Book appointment for VISA interview with your admission letter, Block account opening and passport datapage as instructed on the German Embassy website (**policy may change)
14. Port to Germany

vision winter 2020��thanks

Thanks bro

Immafrank:
IN ADDITION TO MY PREVIOUS POST

Information is Vital here and so is everywhere. What you need/looking for is always somewhere, you just need to connect with the right person/use the right keyword for searching.

Some of our 9ja brothers here tend to hide information from their fellow 9jas even though it doesn't stop them from achieving their aim. So i tend to roll with more white people, in most cases, if you don't talk to them, they won't talk to you, so i always shoot first. A Brazilian friend of mine once sent me a job link when i told her i was looking for a part time job, it was a job related to my field and this company was looking for working students to work with some kinda data, no German needed. You will never find the job using google except you visit their website. Unfortunately, i didn't get the job but i was glad i applied as the interview taught me some new lessons on an international level. So don't feel too proud to ask for help/information, you never know the kind of information that fellow is holding.

AFTER RESUMPTION for the first semester and registration of courses, you might wanna check the next semester module, talk to students that did the courses in the previous semester to know how far, This is important so you wont go and larimo one professor Albert Einstein especially when the course is not really related to your Bachelor degree. A German student once told me not to choose a particular professor for a course project supervisor, i asked other fellows and they said the same.

If you have a knack for programming and you are proficient in Python, Java and JavaScript, you don't know what God has done for you.

Also, if you studied something related to Media in Nigeria like Mass Comm, you might wanna check Masters in Media and Communication Science in TU Ilmenau, the application is online (no need to send hard copy docs) and the admission is valid for 2 years but you get to pay application processing fees of 25 euros. For online application for Geoscience courses, you might wanna check University of Bremen. There is masters in Geodetic Engineering at University of Bonn, the program offers 3 specializations, but i think its only for winter application but the application is online.

Lastly, i have said this before and i will say it again, new applicants applying to uni assist (Masters), when sending your documents, look for courses in TU Berlin and University of Potsdam and apply there too, both universities are under uni assist but you don't need to pay processing fees as both universities have already covered the cost for their master programs.
If you are going to state of Brandenburg particularly University of Potsdam, try and get your Residence permit in Berlin, you get 2 to 3 years, although accommodation might be a problem in Berlin. In Potsdam, you only get 1 year RP, for the second year, they might tell to fund another 9k euros to renew your RP. So make your research well. Your school ID card (either TU Berlin or Uni Potsdam) gives you free transportation that covers for Berlin-Brandenburg including all Trains and local buses., so no issue with Transportation cost.

NOTE: if you graduated from Houdegbe North American University Benin Republic, don't bother applying to Germany as your school is not recognized here.

Thanks bro

Immafrank:
SOME USEFUL TIPS
If you are having doubts about maybe the embassy saw/read your sent e-mails or not in instances like- sending of confirmation of BA, making inquiries concerning visa delay or other inquiries at alien offices of your intended cities. You can use google mailtrack to track your e-mails (Gmail users only), whenever the embassy or any individual read your emails, it will show a double tick and number of times your email was read and a single tick if it has not been read (you get notification for this, you can disable if you want to).

http://help.mailtrack.io/customer/en/portal/articles/1385608-installing-mailtrack

That is the link to setup google mail track on PC. Note that you have to install google chrome on PC and send the email (gmail) from google chrome but you can check with mobile after sending if it has been read. There are also android mobile set up which i am not very conversant with but for iPhone users, simply download Track - Email Tracking (the app icon is a green capital T ), install and follow up instructions. you can send messages to your friends to test it.

Futhermore, for people coming this winter, Buy Jeans in 9ja, there are some good stores in 9ja with good thick jeans, One low quality jean is 29 euros up here, except you are OBO. Budget about 50-100 euros for good and warm winter jacket, gloves and money for winter shoes esp for places that snows heavily, it doesn't really snow in Berlin compared to Munchen. Get ready to buy thick Duvet. Sometimes you have to close eyes and buy good stuffs, and stop converting to naira when you wanna buy stuffs, it helps sometimes. If you are coming around November to December, you have to get some warm wears from 9ja, else you will perish in cold from the airport. Get 2 mouth extension, change your laptop cable to 2 mouth (not the powerpack, you know what i mean), bring bed spread and curtain, clipper, flashdrive, bring flipflops, liquids are not allowed on the plane but some people travelled with palm oil (make sure to tie it very well and wrap it), if you are using BA, come wit about 400-500 before you unblock, if you are SL, budget about 2k for the first 4 months depending on the city, remember you start spending euros from the airport. Don't bring unnecessary stuffs like rice, spag, salt, sugar. Bring garri and noodles and condiments like maggi and curry.

For Travels and movement in DE: Download the DB Navigator for general travels (Train, buses, Tram, etc.) and if you are coming to Berlin, download the BVG Farhinfo app (its shows you the fastest route and how to navigate easily. I will say google maps is mostly important for directions on short distances and to know durations of long and short distance travels as well. It is important to have mobile internet on your phone if you are new to a place and going out. There is also FlixBus, it is like a subsidized bus travels mainly from cities to cities and to some EU countries.

For residence permit- for cities where you have to wait about 1 month before you get your card, and that is after 1-2 months before you get appointment in some cases, and you know you need work to survive, you can ask your RP officer on the day of your appointment to give you a temporary work permit, it is like an A4 paper with all your details including passport photo and it will be stamped, the paper will state that you had applied for a RP and the type of permit you will get including the number of days you can work which is 120 full day or 240 half days in a year. First thing first is to get an accommodation which is a prerequisite for city registration and issuance of a RP.

For health insurance, its a 2 way thing, the school will say public health insurance if you are not up to 30 years and private if you are more than 30, my guys not up to 30 years are using Mawista 33 euros monthly and it was accepted. Don't know how they did that but you can make inquiry from your school. TK and AOK is around 107 euros monthly. But public is better than private, if you fall off a bicycle or get hit by a car or have a serious ailment, the public like AOK pays everything but if you are using private, you will pay yourself at first and the private will reimburse some back depending on your insurance subscription with them which you must provide proofs for and trust me, and trust me these treatments are expensive.

And lastly, learn the language while you can, in big cities like Frankfurt, Munchen, Berlin, you might not really need it but in small cities, man you mostly need it to get a job at least A2 level. In all, you need the language to be open to more opportunities.
if you will be staying in Bremen, Stuttgart, Rastatt or areas closer there or if you have friends living there that you can stay with, you can always apply for vacation job at Daimler Mercedes-Benz, for working students, they pay 15 euros per hour and you get to work 35-39 hours weekly depending on your contract (Do the Math) and you cant combine it with school work, thats why its called vacation jobs.
Here is the website for Daimler Mercedes-Benz: https://www.daimler.com/career/job-search/
from position type, click vacation job.
For Amazon Job: Amazon.force.com
For general job search: de.indeed.com
For buying of used stuffs like gadgets, and also job search in your area: https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de
Use google chrome browser for opening these sites when you get here for auto translations to German

When you get in, open N26 bank, one of the best online banks here. Activities are online, no bank branches, Fast and easy, Banking app is in English, its is also free including free ATM cards
Downloading of movies, and some games w/ copyright are illegal here, a German bro was fined 13,000 euros for movies download... imagine they fine you that one, you don die be that!!

ALL THE BEST GUYS!!

GentleChief:
Guys please, anybody that can help me come up with a strong appeal should please indicate. Honestly, am really getting tired of this German waka.

If you are not in my shoes, please don't judge me. If you guys know how many times I booked flight from Owerri to Lagos when there is money and how many times I was on God is good bus with terrible Nigerian roads when there is no money, you will pity me.
If anybody can also suggest another good European country that has cheap tuition, please let me know. I think am getting done with Germany. I really loved this country but I don't like appearing desperate even when you are being honest. Thats the reality on ground now.

I even had no plans to stay in Germany after my studies. I was thinking about migrating to another peaceful African country like Mauritius or smalll European nation like Norway and start a family while practicing what I studied. Germany is too boguos and big for me. There world class education that is cheap was the only catch oo.

Implying in my rejection letter that they are suspecting if am going to study is bollocks. If am not going to study in Germany what else then? Hustle? Laughing like mad. If its hustle, Nigeria, Japan or China is the best place to hustle and make quick millions. If you know, you know. We have been there.

Again, I just don't know why I don't fancy the US and Canada. Am averse to the US because of this issue of everybody having guns and violence too.

So please, if you can

(1) Assist with a strong appeal letter

(2) Suggest another cheaper good European country for studies, please do let me know. If the country is even small like Norway, it will be nice.

Germany yanga js getting too much. By next application, I will fall into category B just because I graduated 2014! It was not like this before. Let me go back to sleep joor.

Thanks to all my wonderful Nairaland family.

I feel you Bt all is well bro, maybe better things are coming your way soon

[quote author=Chriswazo post=82349719]Guys

I greet una, honestly. Is not easy making out time especially when u just arrived.

Thanks for sharing

Hello guys, please where can I learn German language in Lagos ?

Poanan:
Sorry about that. Could you share reasons for refusal so that we all learn going forward.

house please sorry fr late reply

My visa not granted

Bolzy42:
have you gotten any message yet?

[quote author=ijeshaoflondon post=81836682][/quote]i got that mail on the 27th August

Hello guys Goodmorning ,
This is what I received from UKVI since last week and no words from them since the.
Your UK visa application has been concluded by Visits UK and will shortly be dispatched.
You will receive an email shortly from our commercial partner about collecting your decision. Please ensure you check your e-mail account and do not attend the VAC until you are advised to.

please help me out I suppose to attend a conference in UK starting from 2Sept-5Sept and I have a research work to be presented tomorrow in Belfast, what can I do ?

MrsDaniels:
Means its with HOME OFFICE....its in their Decision Making Centre(DMC)....pray for luck and success! All the best!

ok, thanks Ma

Adeyholla:
Please follow the steps below in order to track your application:

• Open your email confirmation from GOV.UK
• Click on “Sign in to Your Application”
• Enter your password
• Click on “Provide Documents and Biometrics”, then on “Continue”
• You will be redirected to your profile on our website
• Select “Track”

wow thank Bro, Still on Application received by DMC, what does it mean ?

please how do I contact UKVI to check/track my application ?

Hey, are you RSS member? Going to Belfast ?

Agbo2014:
Please I need your help on this:
I want to go for conference in UK which is starting on the 2nd of September, but I am planning to go for biometrics on the 18th of this month (next week Monday) via priority. My question is that which of the locations would be suitable for the time frame to have my biometrics done? I don't want to waste my application fees.

Hello house, where can I repair my Apple Watch screen ?

Macsjebs:
U can get at Ikeja; latest edition (open box) 13.3 inch for 195k

brand new ? at which store in Ikeja