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Yes, it is possible.

Queenbeloveth:
Good evening everyone, please I will like to confirm something. Is it possible for husband going for a master program in UK to apply for visa with his wife and kid as his dependants?

Ok. Then you're good. Since they assessed you via your undergraduate certificate, you shouldn't bother yourself about any other proof of English. You'd only need to use all the documents you used in gaining your offer as stated on your CAS.

barskaya:
thank you ,Am applying as a Ghana citizen with a bachelor degree from a Ghana university and it unconditional offer from master degree from the university of Leicester and no English requirement asked since my previous bachelor degree education is in English medium

I figured so. I also figured that the other comments probably were as a result of the extenuating circumstances which Covid-19 have presented.

Bottomline is that people should read the Ts and Cs for their schools now and after Covid-19 to avoid stories that touch.

hosey:
Nice. This is exactly what I planned to write.

That is why I said refund is not applicable for all schools.

True! Thank you.

Cyberknight:
What mimilyrics meant is that in an exceptional situation, such as this pandemic, a very good case can be made for disregarding normally applicable terms and conditions concerning refunds and this is indeed taking place.

If one has paid for the full on-campus experience and this is being replaced with remote online learning, one can definitely request and expect a refund in such cases, despite T&C's saying that refunds will be made only in specific cases. So in this specific case, even though the university has said that 1k pounds is not refundable, you can still demand a full refund of any deposit paid if you decide you are no longer coming to attend the university due to the pandemic-related public health situation.

For instance, I had planned to attend and had paid for a 2 week residential professional education course in Spain this summer. It was cancelled and replaced with an online program. Networking naturally being my main reason for attending such courses, I requested and am in the process of receiving a full refund, despite the university's T&C's saying that refunds will only be made with a sliding scale of deductions the closer the date of the refund request gets to the course date.

That's a tough question. No one can say for sure. Official guides for this would be the best bet of information for this so you'd need to keep checking for updated visa guidance for both countries.

STENON:
My question is ... If all schools move to online study both in canada and UK. Is there 100% possibility of granting visa to everyone after the lockdown is over ?

Everyone that has said anything on this so far has been right in a way but I'd drop this here based on my last school and a few others that I've encountered.

Normally, not all schools do refunds of the compulsory tuition deposits except in certain circumstances so it's good to read the refund policies of your prospective schools before paying the tuition deposit. A situation where a prospective student just changes his/her mind (without a valid reason) does not usually qualify for refund of tuition deposits if 14 days have passed since the contract acceptance.
But if you paid more than the required non-refundable deposit, you'd get the excess payment back using the exchange rate for date of transfer and for some schools, the refund will be minus applicable administrative charges.

For the situation the world is currently in, it's recognized that Covid-19 isn't any student's fault and some schools are already updating their refunds policy to reflect the current situation e.g.

https://www.derby.ac.uk/study/fees-finance/international/

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/tuition-fees/deposits

Universities generally refund tuition deposits for the following reasons:
*If prospective students are refused visas (as long as the student didn't omit vital information or provide fraudulent/false information in their visa applications)
*In extenuating/severe/unanticipated circumstances (some schools have already updated their policies to include Covid-19; I expect that others would follow suit)
*If the university cancels the course.
*If the student cancels within 14 days of offer acceptance. No reason is usually required for this type of cancellation.

Under higher education consumer law, a school is required to tell you upfront if the mode of delivery for your course will change or if it unexpectedly changes anytime after your payment. If the school withholds this information from you till after you've paid your tuition deposit or up till the start of your course, it is a ground to seek refund irrespective of what the school's T & Cs are because it counts as a breach of the law known as misleading omission.
If a school tells you upfront that your course will be online at its regular costs and you signify acceptance of online by paying your deposit, you might not get your deposit back due to a change of mind on your part.

duchess90:
There could be a delay in processing refunds, perhaps some admin charges if applicable but schools will refund your money.This has nothing to do with receiving CAS

Normally, you wouldn't need anything else if they don't ask you for it before issuing your CAS. It will be stated on your CAS that your English skills have been assessed by them in which case, you'd only need to include your certificate in your visa application documents.

PS: Do you hold citizenship of an English-speaking country as listed by UKVI? Was the language of instruction indicated on your undergraduate certificate? Is your MSc admission offer conditional or unconditional? How did the school assess your English skills for this admission offer? What UK school granted you the admission and for which course? Did you at any point complete any course in the UK or any other English speaking country? And did you provide this evidence to the school? Will you be taking a pre-sessional English course at the UK school?

Hope you don't find my questions intrusive. I am asking because Ghana, like Nigeria, is not on the UKVI list of English speaking countries and this has led schools to ask for proof of English skills.

barskaya:
nothing ask ,just my bachelor degree certificate from the university of Ghana is what l tender to gain admission

Your school must have asked you to provide proof of English language skills (WAEC, IELTS, Letter from your previous institution certifying that your previous study was delivered in English, Certificate:- if you've previously completed a course in the UK) before giving you unconditional admission.
Whatever document you submitted to your school to prove your English language skills should be included in your visa application submission to avoid stories that touch.

barskaya:
please somebody told me (Provide proof of sufficient English skills) is needed to be attached to the visa application but a student already admitted for master degree ..what proof of English needed again to be attached to a a Tier 4 visa application apart (CAS)Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies letter from the university ..l do not understand this part too

Depends on the school. Most schools require a 2.1 or 1st class to grant scholarships but there are some schools (very few) who waive that criteria if your scholarship application embodies all the other qualities that they want.

That depends on you.
What course are you looking at?

Nkechi48:
Good morning house, please what are the available scholarships for 2:2 students (3.03 CGPA) with over 4 years work experience to study in the UK?

What do you think about the 1 year program that has extra 1 year for work placement. Is the work placement visible, or one should just focus on the 1 year program then move to the 2 years "Post graduate work permit"?

It just tells you that the cost of internet access with that speed is included in rent.

Mikeval001:
Please was does this mean "
High speed broadband up to 100MB" when you see in on the list of what an accommodation possess in UK?

Thank for your response in advance.

Students (e.g. MBBS or teacher training programs) with research, contact or placements involving some positions or activities with children or vulnerable adults usually need to DBS checked.

duchess90:
Honestly surprised they asked for DBS and police report.. That's usually from employers not schools.. Interesting....

1. You can get your police clearance certificate using any of these three major methods:

-Apply in person at the force CID, Police Criminal Registry, Alagbon, Lagos State.
-Apply from your state through Nigeria Police Force website.

2. The police clearance certificate also acts as a background check on those who are immigrating to another country. This means that it qualifies as a DBS check since a basic DBS check is a criminal record check. Clarify from your school if you're unsure.

NOTE ON DBS CHECKS (IF NEEDED) FOR PROSPECTIVE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Academic applicants who have lived outside the UK within the last five years will be requested to obtain an overseas police check from the country they had residence in. They will also be required to sign a declaration relating to starting employment/school prior to receiving an up to date and satisfactory DBS disclosure.

3. If your school has assessed and accepted your English language level and did not require that you submit IELTS scores, it will be stated on your CAS and you wouldn't need IELTS.

Mosopea:
hello house,
i just got an offer to study an Msc course starting in january 2021. please:

1 where in lagos can i get the approved police report done
2) where and when can i get a DBS as done the school is asking that i submit it by 10th June.
3) in the offer from the school, they did not mention needing ielts results but i read it on ukgov site that proof of english is compulsory. Do i need to take the ielts exam even though the school dod not mention it on the offer given?

thank you.

From what I know, teaching at CCCU is good though not as rigorous as UKC (it's rigorous too), hasn't got as much funding as UKC and in terms of ranking, it's just a few places behind UKC so it's still quite good. I met quite a number of international CCCU students (blacks, Europeans, Asians e.t.c) and they seemed content with the value being provided.
The rivalry between UKC and CCCU is high.

beautyfoch:
Wow... thanks for this detailed information.

I got an offer from Canterbury Christ Church University and has been a bit skeptical cause I have no clue on how students life, job, cost of living and general experience in Canterbury is like, coupled with the fact that the school seems unpopular. But Seeing this explanation has given me an insight on life in Canterbury.

Please do you have any idea about CCCU in respect to their teaching excellence and population of international students?

Thank you.

TuniLove:
@Mimilyrics, your write-up about Canterbury is very

interesting to read. And you almost succeeded in

convincing me to go there

Anyway, I am just thinking!

Maybe add more of your detailed day-to-day activities

(while schooling), with pictures of your former University,

and a title, compiled into a diary (e-book) for International

students coming to the university and neighbouring

cities. Maybe for monetary or otherwise, because

someone somewhere need this information and may pay

for it.

I don't know of any Google search (experience) that can

give this. Well done!

NB: Please this is just my opinion. Google 'Postdoc' take note.

Canterbury is a beautiful town and you'd love it if you're into picturesque landscapes. The locals are welcoming; it's also a small and quiet place; Walking from the city centre to UniKent takes roughly 40-60 minutes. There are 3 universities in Canterbury (University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Creative Arts) so a large student population exists.

The study experience is cool. The teaching quality is high and it's very vigorous; you're expected to produce the highest quality work on your studies but once you get a good grip of your academic writing style and engage with your course, it's easier to do. You can also take part in the Aspire business workshop if you intend to start a business after your course with the school's support; a classmate got his Tier 1 visa through this.
I took part in various programs on campus and volunteered on campus and it helped me settle quite well into my studies. You can log your volunteering activities on the Kent Union website and trade your points for internship experience to be undertaken after you finish your coursework for the session. You can also log your participation on the Global Skills Awareness program in order to trade it in for other rewards.

Students jobs are in constant supply. There's a club (club chemistry and it's sister club, Tokyo Tea rooms) in town that are constantly recruiting; no bartending or club work experience is required, they train newbies. They pay minimum wage which increases depending on how long you've been with them.
You can also work on campus (Venue night club, school cleaning dept, the school food stores e.t.c) or off campus (stores on the high street, bars and more are constantly recruiting); the school jobs pay just the minimum wage, no extras. The job shop in school also constantly posts on and off- campus jobs on its site and its doors. Your best bet for work would be Club Chemistry if you don't mind working at night, they also have programs with music artistes and DJs, charity events e.t.c from time to time which will give you more than 20hours (in 2-3 days) when it's not term time. If you end up going there, go to Club chemistry/Tokyo Team rooms and ask to speak to the manager or check their website/facebook for their contacts and send them a mail or call them.

Living expense is quite low if you don't go for the extras or on-campus accommodation. If you go for on-campus housing, you'd be placed in Woolf College (exclusively for PG students for Sept - Sept) or Tyler court (From Sept - July).
*Accommodation ranges from 290 to around 500 for shared apartments. The house I lived in was fully furnished with 5 bedrooms which ranged from £320 (single room) - £400 (double room) which included all bills. I lived close to the city centre so it was easier to shop and access buses to school.
Got my accommodation on https://homestampkent.co.uk/ it's a partnership of the 3 universities in Canterbury to help students find off-campus accommodation.

For ensuite accommodation off-campus, check https://www.crm-students.com/student-accommodation/canterbury/palamon-court-canterbury/


* Food costs the same as across London, I spent around £ 20-30 on food monthly because I usually had like 5-8 bowls of soup/stew which sometimes lasted me 6 weeks (I usually got this each time I went home in London so I didn't pay for this). Major purchases like a 5kg bag of rice, yam flour, poundo e.t.c cost me about £20 for 2 months. There's also just one African store close to the city centre.

*Transportation is quite cheap. At the start of each session, Stagecoach has a 9-month Unirider ticket offer for travel within Kent and East Sussex at around £250. You just need to show your card + student ID when you board buses; cost applies if you're going outside the coverage areas. If you don't buy the Unirider ticket for the session, each return trip will cost you around £3.50. If you have to go to Medway, you can register for the school's free bus there as the Unirider card isn't valid in Medway; the bus will drop you at the Medway campus.
For travel to London: return train ticket is around £45-50 but National Express return tickets are usually around £15-20. There are 2 train stations (Canterbury East and Canterbury West stations) and one bus station (Originating and terminal points for buses) in Canterbury.

Fun spots (I'll update as I remember):
Bluewater shopping centre, Greenhithe (for shopping, ice skating, nature trails, movies e.t.c) is about 50-60 mins from Canterbury via National express and a return ticket costs about £14.

Port of Dover: about 20 mins from Canterbury. Your Unirider ticket is valid for this.

Canterbury Cathedral. Free access with your student ID.

Gulbenkian theatre if you're into stage plays and performances.

Drinks/food hangout spots on campus: Woody's, Kbar, Origins, Mungos, Sibson cafe.
Drinks/food off campus: Cuban, The ballroom.

Eromo10:
Study experience
Student jobs
Living expense

And any other thing to note you’d love to share about it.

Undecided between Kent and Cranfield.

Yes. What would you like to know?

Eromo10:
Hi guys,

Greetings. Has anyone here attended University of Kent?

It means that a student can work as a full-time officer elected by the members of his/her school's students union for a year after his/her course ends. Student status is maintained during this period; you might need to get an extension to your Tier 4 visa, your school will provide documentation to aid this.

Mikeval001:
Please what do you mean by one year extra as a sabbatical officer?

If via the PGCE University-led route, yes, you can be eligible for a tier 4 visa.

If via the School Direct Tuition Fee route, no.

If via the School Direct Salaried route, you should contact the school you want to apply to. You will need to already have a visa that allows you to work in the UK since you'll be required to be employed as an unqualified teacher within a school for the duration of the course.

Note that you'll need to discuss/explore your options with your intended sponsor if in doubt.

realking:
Dear Justwise,

Please assist to confirm whether PGCE students are eligible for tier4 visa. Thanks in advance.

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mamacajah:
@ all, please I need your assistance..how do we search for a particular topic in the thread? I know there used to be a formula..can't remember it now.. I am searching for information on bioinformatics master for a friend.. thanks for the assist..

Your points are spot on but it's usually 5 years (minus the time between attaining ILR and filing for citizenship); 10 years if the couple doesn't meet one or more requirements.

missjekyll:
Anybody making 800k in Nigeria must be very highly skilled. I m not surprised he is making even more in the UK. Poster are you very highly skilled? I see you talking about working without certificate? and going to school at the same time.

You must be married for 10 years to a citizen to become a citizen. only citizens can access loans.

So,in effect and I stand to be corrected, you will come to the uk ,rent and grocery and transport and entertainment bills will increase, you will go to school putting even further stress on her salary.

Please line up a job or have a plan before you leave Nigeria. Money stress can collapse marriages.

Depends on what kind of visa you're looking at. According to the last updates given to my friend who got her vignette (work visa) prior to the lockdown, she can apply for a replacement when the VACs reopen. This doesn't include visit visa holders though.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents

opomulero:
Good day all,

did anyone know about uk plan towards there unused uk visas obtained outside uk due to coronavirus pandemic.

some countries have started reasoning towards that area for there visas

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/finland-will-not-renew-unused-schengen-visas-to-russians/

any info?

That will be a tough one to pull off as your tuition balance is kinda high and what you have isn't even close to what you need.

* You'd also have to provide evidence to UKVI to prove that you can fund your tuition and living costs and there's no way that you can get your visa with evidence of just 30% of your tuition and nothing for maintenance.

* You can only work 20 hours during term-time on minimum wage (£8.72 if you're above 25) and if you find a job where you can work up to 20 hours weekly, your weekly take home will be around 174.4 (£697.6 monthly). You might be lucky to get something around £9.20 or £10 depending on the kind of business. And it's not a given that you'd find a job as soon as you get into the UK; it's also not a given that you'd get a job that would give you up to 20 hours work weekly.
The above is a guide to help you figure out your estimated income based on working part-time.

* Now, off-campus housing costs are around £300-450/month depending on what area of Essex you live in. That's leaves you with between £397.6 - £247.6 monthly. If you multiply this by 9months, you'd save roughly £3,578.4 -£2,228.4 which is not even enough to pay the 70% (£8,600) balance of your fees. And that's not including your transportation and feeding costs.

*This will leave you unable to concentrate and commit to studying as you'd be too worried and stressed to study so I'd advice that you seek funding opportunities to mitigate your funding risk.

Note: 50% of your fees (£7,000) is due at registration and the other 50% is usually due around December/January and in worst case scenarios, inability to make this payment can lead to a cancellation of your visa without you being able to achieve your main reason for coming to the UK.

zaynabola:
Insufficient funds to be specific.
I can manage to pay 30%

Finance and big data analytics is good but getting a job upon the completion of your course is dependent on you (job search, knowledge demonstration, experience e.t.c).
What do you mean by difficulty paying the balance? Issues with bank transfer, delay in sorting funds, insufficient funds? Any other reason apart from this?

zaynabola:
Good day,

I got admission into the university of Essex to study Finance and Big data analytics. I want to know how sell able the course is in the UK because I plan to stay back after my studies.
Also, my total fees was 18,000 but I got 4,000 off. However, I may have the difficulty in paying the balance. Please I will like to know if there is a way I can pay when I travel.

Thank you.

Yes. If your school will be using Skype, you can download from google play or apple app store depending on your phone brand.

pretty1986:
thanks,can I download Skype in my smart phone?

Skype but in some cases, if network is crappy, telephone.

pretty1986:
good afternoon, pls all these interview for admission into some universities in UK,is it through phone call or Skype?.

UK NARIC can be compared to WES in the US/Canada. Yes, it's similar to the ECA process for Canada. They provide a translation/evaluation/comparison of your documents within the UK context.
Check this link for more details

https://www.naric.org.uk/naric/Individuals/How%20to%20Apply.aspx

mamacajah:
So how does the UK NARIC thing work? is it like the ECA process for Canada? Could someone throw some light on this please? Thanks!

I see no question in your first scenario.
Better for your friend to write IELTS (It also helps with other fully funded opportunities) and go with GCU since it seems it's where she really wants to study at plus the fact that the course duration is shorter at 2 years instead of 3 years and with lower fees than Dundee. IELTS fee (circa £150-200) is less than the difference of £4,650 in the tuition of both universities.

STENON:
UK is really strict when it comes to some rules.
1. 2017 Myself and a Friend applied for same scholarship, same course and same university in Scotland.

GPA... Requirements was first class, Yes, we both met the requirement and My GPA was higher than his own.

Work experience... We both worked at same place and at same time. Same HOD wrote reference letter for us.

SOP : Both wrote different things but with the same ideas.


Scholarship essays: We both proofread for ourselves.

English language requirement : We submitted same WAEC results. Towards the end, The school requested for IELTS, he registered and wrote IELTS, I said No, because Nigeria is known as an English speaking country and I didn't even have money for it.

After IELTS , he sent his results....
One month later he was shortlisted for the scholarship and now done with MSc fully funded scholarship in UK.

Again, He applied for PhD last year for a fully funded studentship again and he got it. According to him, he said the IELTS was an extra factor for him because he was competing with people of same profiles.


2. Another Nigerian friend applied for MSc nursing at GCU for September 2020. The admission was conditional with IELTS and school fees is £13,500, I said NO, she should just upload her WAEC results with B grade in English, but the school rejected it. She collected another letter from her university stating that she was taught in English language, GCU still rejected it. She applied for same course at Dundee, Dundee gave her admission but the course was for 3 years meaning she has to pay £18,150 tuition fees for 3 years , but GCU is just 2 years for MSc nursing but conditional on IELTS.

Please kindly choose the best option for her.

May be the stress of studying and timeline to do it. In relation to study and visa costs, the IELTS is not expensive at circa N75,000. My own opinion though.

LaaJiblik:
I have a question please.
Why do I see a lot of prospective applicants asking for schools that do not require IELTS?

Is is because the IELTS registration fee is too expensive?

Naturally due to the backlog of pending applications.

Ahadeyhola:
Thanks... But this one that that embassy is not opening visa process will be too much when they open

Can you just take a breath, go back to read my comments and point out where I said that all UK citizens are racists? It seems that you're reading from an imaginary comment that I wrote.

Edit: I wouldn't be dignifying you with further responses in the absence of this.

Aprokodaughter:
You did not see it okay, good, you and others need to stop generalizing UK citizens as racists.

No one is derailing the thread and I haven't seen where someone said UK citizens are unintelligent; intelligence isn't racial, it's individual. The fact that I didn't even comment on that, if true, doesn't mean I can't comment on another.
Also, the fact that you as an individual haven't addressed tribalism doesn't mean that other people aren't; you can only speak for yourself.
Always remember not to generalize when making statements as generalizations are oftentimes misleading.
My advice for anyone on this thread would be to smartly do their best in everything that they do such that their work/integrity will speak for them always and not stick with generalisations because one person's experience is not always a one case fits all situations.
At this point, I rest my case.

Aprokodaughter:
Yes Nigerians don't practice what they preach. Since they have not addressed tribalism.

The people that mentioned that UK citizens are not intelligent did you correct them? Yes or No

No need to detail the thread.

Go back and read your comment that I responded to and check where you said that Nigerians don't practice what they preach. I even bolded the part of your comment in my response to you.
If you read my comments again, you'd see where I said that racism is pushed by racists and but not everyone is a racist because just as we have the very horrible white or black people, we also have the very nice ones.
I've met black and whites people who are extremely racist as well as those who aren't. It's because of comments like yours (which might assume that stating my experience as a blanket statement on racism) that I actually included that part as I explained to @cyberknight

Aprokodaughter:
I said some Nigerians in all my comments. Don't twist them.

Its you and some other people that concluded that Scotland and some UK regions are racist. When you know that not all whites are racist just like some Nigerians are tribalistic in nature.


Yes Nigerians have not addressed tribalism in their own country. The local news, social media says it all.


All I am saying we should practice what we preach.