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daparrot:
How did you apply please, which agent did you use?

I applied through the agents on their website.
I just chose one of them.

Adetoye123:
Chief, please did you submit research proposal or did they assign anybody to you before you were admitted?

I submitted research proposal but nobody was assigned to me before getting admitted. I made sure I check my course of interest and I did a proposal on some of the things the department is all about.

mahvie:
Thanks. Any tips on how to prepare or what was asked? Congrats once again

I’ll just say you should actually prepare and avoid generic answers. Your answers need to be tailored to you.

They asked the normal questions that have been shared here. But be careful, they might ask the questions in different ways so you have to be very careful.

Why uk, how does your course relate to your experience or previous study, your modules, why the school, accommodation, what will your dependants be doing in the uk, what’s your favorite animal, describe an interesting journey you’ve been on, how will you handle unexpected expenses, after studies what next? I can’t remember the rest.

mahvie:
Congrats chief. I am applying to York St John also, september intake. How was the precas interview?

Thank you. It was okay, you have to be extremely prepared tho, I prepared for 1 week.

daparrot:
Congratulations, is it mres please?

How long did it take before they responded?

Yes, it is MRes. I intend to go with 2 dependants.

They responded in 2 working days.

Sakuzi:
For which intake please?

September 2026.

daparrot:
Hi guys,

Has anyone got admissions to York St John this year?

Yes, and I just passed my precas interview.

Sunshinelikeme:
Yes please take your personal hustle off your CV. If you include it, they may want to ask for more details. Your 5 years work experience that ended in December is strong enough

Okay thank you.
But I already applied to schools with it and already got a conditional offer from York St John. I hope it’s not going to affect it.

Sunshinelikeme:
Yes please take your personal hustle off your CV. If you include it, they may want to ask for more details. Your 5 years work experience that ended in December is strong enough

Thank you.

Sunshinelikeme:
I would say you should stick to your recent employer you worked for 5 years, prepare your recommendation letter, payslips, employment letter etc. since you don’t have the above mentioned

That was what I said too. But she insisted that they are going to ask for details about where I have been working since January. Do you think I should take the personal hustle off my CV? Although it is related to what I want to study and what I’ve been doing for the past 5 year.

The agent hasn’t even tried to upload the reference letter provided by my recent place of work at least to secure an admission. It is just tiring.

Abdomox:
Hi Everyone,

I will appreciate your guidance on this.

I applied for student visa paying the expedited fee of 500+

I did my biometrics on Dec 9 and got a request for employer documents which I provided via email on Dec 12.

Today, I got an email for an interview for Dec 30.

Question - Can I call to see if my interview can be rescheduled to a date earlier than 30th since I paid for premium? Flights in January are crazily expensive and would like to get this sorted and travel last week in December.

Thanks for any guidance on how to proceed.

Program start date: Jan 12th

Please which employer documents did they request for? Anyone who has an idea can also contribute.

gymlordd:
UKVI will ask for it if you don't upload employment letter /recommendation letter

I am trying to apply for MRes and the agent is also saying this. She even said they will ask for company’s CAC, my tax clearance, pay slip and recommendation letter from them.
Please how true is this?

I started working for myself since the begging of this year and I don’t have all those. I have worked in a company for over 5 years before I stopped in December and they have given me a reference letter but the agent is still saying it can’t be used, that it must be my current employer.

leisuretym:
OP, ignore those saying you should bring their mother in if you don't want to regret.
You are stable and able to function and reasoning well now because she's not there to give you headache, the moment she come to add her whahala, your job will suffer and more responsibility has come, no one will care for you like your mother, is your mother complaining? You don't need any woman in this economy, you already have 3boys, train them well and enjoy your life

For me, a stable mind and my peace of mind is most paramount, a woman palaver will ruin you, you already have enough kids.

Be alone and hustle hard to raise them well with the help of your mother

So you know that no one would care for him like his mother as a full grown adult that he is but in the same vein, you are against 4 year old vulnerable boys being cared for by their own mother. You think a grown up man needs his mother but kids do not? make it make sense please. People are so wicked ehn, and I pity the gullible op, your boys will grow up to thoroughly hate you, Emeka Ike is a perfect example of that, that one is even rich o, talk more of you that can barely feed your family.

Anyways, na una sabi.

BunmiBie:
Hello guys!
Last year January I got the Redmi note 9s.
So because my dad needs a phone I want to give him my rn9s and get a higher version.

My budget is 110-120k.

Which of the Redmis should I consider based on camera and battery?
Thanks!

Good evening ma’am, sorry for mentioning you on your old thread, getting more info as I want to start my relocation journey led me to your diary and I need to ask you some questions. Please I don’t know if you can give me info about the school your husband got admitted to in the US.

tensazangetsu20:
They don't have a strict minimum proof of funds nor timeline for the proof of funds to be in the account. What I did was pay in 6 million to my account then waited like 3 weeks and got my main account and combined both together. I think with family, they can accept like 8 million. My guy told me 4 million sef will run it and I was disturbing myself a lot. The Koko will be flights for you, your husband and your daughter. You need to book like 3 months in advance to get any good deal and Chile is far. It's like a 42 hour flight to get to santiago from Lagos.

Thank you so much, I’ll reach out when I have any more questions and I’ll make my personal findings too. Enjoy your new journey and I wish you well.

tensazangetsu20:
Use the schooling route and come. Getting a company to sponsor a work visa in Chile is not easy. The company needs to go to government and show their financial statements and do interviews and a whole lot. You will earn well as an English teacher here especially in santiago. You can try both. Start learning the language. Applying to jobs in Chile and applying to school. There's nothing impossible for God to do.

You’ve been of great help and I appreciate you. Hopefully this is my last question in Naira, how much can it cost to relocate their? How much POF do they mostly require?

tensazangetsu20:
Six months to a year. Sweden is very okay but much more expensive than Chile. Universities in Sweden are at least 20000 euros per year and that's just for tuition. You still have to sort out your proof of funds and the visa is not assured. You can do everything right and still be denied a visa. That 20000 euros in Chile will take you to university of Chile or pontifica catholica which are the best universities in south America and Chile and both universities are in the top 200 in the world.

I think if you can afford Sweden, you shouldn't be thinking of Chile. Chile is an alternative for people with not much money and is a solid transit point to any country.

For instance, in Chile you can get permanent residency after your program. 3 years on permanent residency and you can be a citizen. With a Chilean passport you can work in Canada without needing an LMIA and work in the US on a H1B1 visa which is just for chileans and singaporeans. You can also visit both countries without needing a visa. Chilean citizens only need to live in Spain for two years to get Spanish citizenship. Once you can get Spanish citizenship you can work anywhere in the EU especially in the much richer places like Switzerland or Luxembourg. Chileans rarely take advantage of any of these programs. For instance chileans have been exempt from LMIA in Canada since 1997 due to the Chilean Canadian trade agreement and there's still less than 30000 chileans in Canada. They don't migrate there. Also for H1B1, singaporeans use up their sports more than chileans. Chileans don't apply for it since most of them can't speak English.

Chile is a very solid stepping stone to anywhere in the world once you get the passport and is not too expensive or popular yet.

Oh wow, I can’t afford Sweden at the moment, I am a teacher and I’ve been thinking of looking for English teaching jobs in countries that don’t have their first language as English, so when I saw your thread I searched for more info and noticed they might need English teachers, do you think the work route is feasible or I should focus on the schooling route?

When you said 6months to 1year, are you talking about the time it’ll take to learn the language or how long it takes to process the relocation?

tensazangetsu20:
It depends on the city. Your husband can work full time as a dependent while you are limited to 30 hours a week. If it's a one year child then you have no issues. The child will grow up knowing Spanish. If you are in santiago you would need at least 1500 usd a month with family. Santiago is very expensive but you can get by with 700 to 1000 in other cities. Minimum wage in Chile is 500 usd a month.

Sorry for the plenty questions, I just want to take advantage of your attention that I have now before the thread becomes flooded by daybreak.

If we start processing now, how long can it take? And how long can we learn the language?

Was thinking of doing the UK stuff but since they are not allowing dependents again we changed our minds and been trying to look for other alternatives outside of the UK, US and Canada.

What do you think of Sweden?

tensazangetsu20:
You can bring dependents. Your family members especially children will suffer if they can't speak Spanish. Theres no English here o.

Thanks for the reply, my child is just a little over 1year old and then my husband. Please how much can it cost if coming with 2 more people? Do you have an idea?

tensazangetsu20:
In Chile your student visa allows you to work for up to 30 hours a week. I don't know how many hours it is for Brasil. Everyone has been nice to me here in Chile. Even if they weren't nice I don't care. Better to live with racists in a prosperous country than tribalists in a poverty stricken hellhole.

Congratulations Tensa, I want to ask if coming with family is allowed, if it is, must all of us know how to speak the language?

Okay bro, when it is your turn don’t treat your wife well, nobody is actually forcing anyone to do right by their spouse.
The end will justify the means. Macho man

1Sharon:
According to these nairaland men, your mom must have poisoned your mind against your dad.
Men are never wrong.

And your mother lied to you.

Lmao, don’t mind them, most of them are dundees, dem dey think with their an*s.

Sirtee19:
Think of it this way, what if in the future, something health wisely that is life threatening happens to your wife that requires the blood of the man for your wife to survive?

Something like what? Have you seen that situation in real life that it is only the biological father that can donate blood or you’re speaking based on what you’ve watched in movies?

PrimadonnaO:
Interesting. Did you have a stepfather who received your bride price?

Or your father's relatives received the bride price.

I have a stepfather now, but my elder bro sat as my dad on my wedding day and my mum received the bride price.

None of my dad’s relatives were there, although my mum told my dad against my wish but when he was trying to claim father we cut his bluff and we in fact had police on ground in case he and his family wanted to misbehave.

oweniwe:
Even if it were the case my cousin mother abandoned her, for the sake of the wedding, everybody is obliged to behave themselves before their inlaws that are also present at the wedding venue.

If the bride is insisting on having her way that the deadbeat father or his family side must not attend the wedding, it will look selfish of the bride , it will make her look like she will be controlling and stiff- minded after her marriage.

Words Will start going round among the guests, unnecessary gossiping during the wedding... It can even lead to quarrel on the wedding day between the groom family and the bride. All those stories of in-laws fighting over food on wedding day, it's not about food. There has been underlying grudges before. It's tensions like this that cause it.

The foundation of the marriage would already be affected by such negative perceptions right from the wedding day. It's not healthy for the marriage. Any disagreement the couple have later, people will now start referring back to the wedding day that it's because you did not do this or you did not do that, that is why this is happening now.

Don't give room or chance for that kind of future allegations. It's better to fulfill all righteousness, find a way to balance everything and be neutral.

After the wedding day, anyhow the bride want to do with her deadbeat father, that's her problem

In an emergency situation, like say, during childbirth complications or accidy, the bride need blood transfusion and only the father can donate blood for her , that is when the husband will now go and look for the father?

It doesn't work like that. It's better to be neutral and carry everyone along... Just formal recognitions here and there, that's all. After the wedding, anyhow the bride want to do, that's her wahala

Bla bla bla, I didn’t finish reading.
So someone that was abandoned for over 20years should not be selfish? She should be selfless and accept a deadbeat after over 20years. Lol, and in case of childbirth complications it is a deadbeat of over 20years that they’ll be looking for to donate blood? Only the father might be able to donate blood to her? This is honestly laughable as you don’t what what real life is about, you don too watch African magic.

And who cares what anyone says? It’s your type that will say trash about people while eating their food.

Guy, nothing you fit tell me ehn, you’re a deadbeat and you better go look for your children and be actively involved in their lives, if not you’ll be the father in-law in this case.

oweniwe:
It cannot come to the level of sewing same cloth.

If the partner of my child want to see the mother, he/she can go see the mother at her area of residence.

During the wedding, if the mother wants to attend, the way we do parties here, there are canopies for different groups of people. The mother people can have their canopy farther away from my side.

My cousin sis that recently got married, her parents separated when she was just a baby. It was the father's sister that brought up the girl.

On her wedding day, the father's family were called to the high table.. then the grand mother of the bride represented the mother at the high table..

The event went smoothly and everything was fine. Though the Aunt was angry that she was not recognized as the mother of the bride, but nevertheless, she had her chair on the high table too.

If you call the father of the bride from her father side, and mother of the bride from the father's side too, what will the in-laws attending the wedding say?

So just for the formality of the wedding, 9am-4pm .... Everything is over .... Everybody go their way.

That's all

I think you didn’t understand my question. In my culture, attention is on the parents of the couple, so I am asking you, you won’t want to wear same clothes with her but she will sha seat as the mother of the bride abi? Note that I am not referring to the general tent for families.

In your cousins case, the situation are not the same because the dad’s father brought her up and in one way or the other over the years they must have communicated a lot of times so that isn’t a suitable comparison.

GEEBITE:
Mo Abudu took her daughter to Abeokuta to her biological father for the traditional wedding. This is despite the fact they havent seen in decades. FYI Mo Abudu is British by birth.

They (mo abiding and ex) haven’t seen in decades but you can’t be sure that the man hasn’t seen his child since he left the house or he isn’t financially responsible for any of the things that moulded the lady to be desirable for marriage, or is that the case?

oweniwe:
If the prospective partner of my child that want to get married want to see the mother that abandon then, that's his/her wahala.

The partner can go meet her and see her. I don't have any business with the mother again so if the partner want to see the mother, it's not my business and I don't have any problem with it

Yeah I get, so if he wants that you’ll tell him to go ahead, deliberate on how she wants her owambe to be and you guys will sew matching clothes as daddy and mummy of the bride ? Please answer sincerely like you previously did.

oweniwe:
- I expected your tirade.

- Let me repeat again, the wedding/bride price.... IS JUST A FORMALITY.

- If the groom is interested in seeing the biological father, or he thinks it's just the right thing to do, after greetings, small talks and some drinks, what else remain? Nothing more. After the wedding, the groom doesn't have business with him again.

- If we are to turn it around... The groom mother is still alive somewhere, but the groom don't want his bride to see his mother at all for whatever reasons, WILL A SENSIBLE, PROSPECTIVE BRIDE BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT KIND OF ARRANGEMENT? I understand that women like to dish out treatments that they themselves cannot and will never accept or imagine. That is why some women in that situation may be comfortable with their groom not getting to know their father. It's fine with them.

But if the tables are turned, except the man have something the woman cannot do without, she won't blink twice before discarding the relationship. CAN YOU APPROVE YOUR DAUGHTER TO MARRY A MAN WHO DOESN'T WHAT YOUR DAUGHTER TO KNOW HIS BIOLOGICAL MOTHER? You will be thinking... What kind of marriage will your daughter be getting herself into?

- So if the groom thinks it's best for him to see the man, it's not an abomination... If you see it as abomination, that is bitterness is pro max, it's not healthy. If the bitterness suits you like that, it's okay, no problem.

- But just for the purpose of the wedding, if the groom want to see the so called deadbeat father, let him be. After the wedding, anyhow the bride want to do her family relations, that's her business

There's nothing hard in that. All that strong worded reply you wrote is very unnecessary

Wait, you mean if your wife abandon 3 children with you who are less that 5 years old and they are now in their 20s and one of them is getting married, you’d look for her and make her attend the wedding, greet people, drink and merry? Because obviously she carried their pregnancies and she’s their mother just for the sake of formalities?

Please answer this sincerely, after that I’ll know what to say to you.

And those words are very much necessary.

sisisioge:
You dey mind am? Na only deadbeats would refuse to step up to their responsibilities but still expect some respect.

Omo, I am shocked. Most of these people are so irresponsible with yamayama ego and rubbish demand for respect, even if they made mistake of inviting you, you should hide your face in shame or make the food choke them.

Coming to deliberate on a child you didn’t nurture. Wahala

oweniwe:
@ sisisioge MetaBroadband, Biglittlelois, mrmislim

Bride price/wedding stuffs, are all "just a formality.."

Just do whatever you think is right to balance all sides to fulfill all righteousness and after everything, a few days, it's all over.

You don't owe anybody any explanation again

Any how the bride want to handle her family side relations thereafter, is her headache.

It doesn't concern the husband again.

So just a few days, close eyes and clear everything. Nothing bad in that.

If the bride or her mother are insisting on not contacting the biological father, its a sign of toxicity/bitterness, Its better to leave the relationship because that toxicity/bitterness can be served to the husband in the future.

If the bride in particular and her mom cannot accept to relate with her biological father for a few days just for the purpose of wedding, then it means after marriage they cannot tolerate/will be rigid and uncompromising ... It's big red flag.

The kind of home, you will call wife, sit down let's talk... She no go hear word dey form strong head

You must be a deadbeat dad if you are even a dad at all, or an aspiring one, I don’t think you’ll be a responsible man to take care of your home and it is a pity, I pity your innocent children (future children) I have no right to conclude but I am concluding on your personality without regrets.

“Just close your eyes and clear everything, nothing bad in that” can you listen to yourself? Just close your eyes, invite and clear everything after 24years!!! Ahh, may God have mercy on your soul. This thing really vex me ehn

It is someone like you that will abandon wife and children and will say the children will always look for you (oju e a bo)

You said it is bitterness that will make them not to contact the deadbeat, wait o, who should have been bitter if not those that were abandoned? So you want them to move on like nothing happened? Joker.

We had people to bounce my dad and his relatives out of my wedding venue if they made any attempt to attend, but thank God they respected themselves and stayed away, my elder brother sat as my dad.

I have long forgiven him but he can’t even move an inch close to any of his 3 children. He got what he deserved!

Lmao, my dad left us when we were young and now I am married.

I just cannot imagine my husband telling me then that he wanted to go look for my dad, bro , you will go to my state and look for my dad to ask of his side of story as to why he abandoned 3 children below 5 years old?

I will leave you in that relationship with my dad as such a person can never be trusted, as that is a red flag and you’re an aspiring deadbeat husband and dad. God forbid bad thing.

I wish I can see your fiancée and tell her to run as far as her legs can take her away from you.
What nonsense.