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@sirkezman @goskian and other peeps applying for RP... make una sharply send mail to embassy of Finland, the info I got before that interview date is usually 4 weeks after date of booking is true. I sent a mail to the embassy today and my interview date is 10 June 2015.

For guys resuming in AUGUST abeg make una sharply go book interview date oo.

Another info I think will be important is that the embassy recommends 5 banks for students

1. GTB
2. Zenith
3. Access bank
4. First bank and;
5. Skye bank

Goskian:
Hello Ladies and gentlemen, I trust your weekend was great. I wish us a very great week with interesting and palatable tidings.
@Iceberg and sirkezman, I was just thinking if one can fix the money in such a way that when bank debits the money (1.5-2m) for fixing, it will reflect on the statement of account that such amount has been fixed and it will mature at so and so date which is going to be prior to departure for finland. By this way I believe my money can continue working for me, as a business-minded person na.
I called the embassy already but they asked me to call back by 1 pm to make the enquiry. Let's discuss this issue and share opinions. Thanks.

High chief Goskian, It makes a lot of sense to go that route. I think u might have to get a letter or a short term deposit certificate from the bank. Also draft a letter of explanation in your application and find a way of relating the fixed funds in your account to support documents relating to source of the funds that have been fixed.

How far? you don book date for interview... hope u remember say na in 11 weeks time TUT they start orientation. At last I was able to push my SOA to 1.55M, so I sent a mail to Embassy of Finland, Nigeria today.

I don't know how true this is, but someone that applied late last year informed me that the interview date is approximately one month after you request for a date from the embassy. So I don jejely send them mail today. I hope to complete my online application during the weekend.

sureb0y:
Hi again... in addition to the 100k in my account. I have made 850k in cash (I've not yet deposited in my account). Now, the question is how to go about it so it won't look like lodgement. I'm expecting another 800 to 1m by God's grace before next friday. So I should be good to go, e go just remain how to use sense put the money for my account. Please start suggesting. God bless u all. Na beg I dey beg una o. Cos I no wan carry last for this year.

I suggest something concerning the sale of ur car... u see am?

SailorXY:
what's your definition of ruin? RvP won the EPL for United, how's Wilshere's career holding up? - the Iniesta/Xavi rolled into one

... WICKED

sureb0y:
Hello house, please reply this msg as soon as possible. As things stand, I have 100k in my account. But I'm expecting about 2m from my hustle in the next 30 days (this includes borrowing from people too). I plan to submit my rp application in June. Now, how can I spread the money into my account in 1 month so it won't look like lodgement? I plan to sell my car for like 900k, then split d remaining as cash deposits in family members' names. Please honest advise needed asap, cos I want to start by putting 300k on friday. My account statement is quite eventful. i.e money dey enter and go out but no be regular money (wages) so I no go fit do payment slips and all that. I'll write a convincing letter of explanation that should appeal to logic, I just need advice on how d money should go in. Thanks in advance.

Bros no vex o.... this is only a suggestion.

Lemme start with the car.... include a sales agreement between urself and the person that buys ur car showing the amount the car was sold, the name of the car etc. it should b signed by both parties and two witnesses. that should cover d 900K in ur account. For the remaining 1.1M u can pay in 200K three times a week for the weeks. You can also consider Adebasket's advice of withdrawing some part of d funds and paying it back into ur account. Make some payments in your name and others in d name of ur siblings or parents.
This is only a suggestion o.... i dey finalize plan for my own fund lodgement sef...all d best bro

billydragon:
boss, na joensu for eastern finland o..i don check am for Wikipedia bro. its definitely a student city i guess. its also more populated and industrialized than joensu. on d issue of part time job bein competitive among student na him i no no nw..dats d reason y i ask for una advise baba..wat do u guys tink?

Bros... From my little and quick research.... both schools are highly rated in Finland so u can't go wrong picking either of them.

Joensuu (lit. "mouth of the river" is a city and municipality in North Karelia in the province of Eastern Finland. It was founded in 1848. The population of Joensuu is 75,086 (November 30, 2014),[1] although the economic region of Joensuu has a population of 115,000.[6]

Joensuu is a lively student city with over 15,000 students enrolled at the University of Eastern Finland and a further 4,000 at the North Karelia University of Applied Sciences.[7]............... [/b]From Wikipedia

As of 30 September 2014,[b] the population of Turku was 183,811,[11] making it the sixth largest city in Finland.[4] As of 31 August 2008 there were 303,492 inhabitants living in the Turku sub-region, ranking it as the third largest urban area in Finland after the Greater Helsinki area and Tampere sub-region. The city is officially bilingual as 5.2 percent of its population identify Swedish as a mother-tongue.[5]

The business district in the city's economy is centred on the Port of Turku and other service-oriented industries. The city is also a renowned high-tech centre – the Turku Science Park area in Kupittaa hosts over 300 companies[citation needed] from the fields of biotechnology and information technology, as well as several institutions of higher learning that work in closely with the business sector. This cooperative element is seen as a particularly important factor with regards to the city's expected future economic development, as outlined in the Turku Strategy that is published annually by the city council.[citation needed] At least the following major Finnish companies have their corporate headquarters in Turku: HKScan, Teleste and Hesburger............From Wikipedia

From the above extract from Wikipedia and the factors I mentioned above if I were you....... TURKU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But be careful things might b different on ground..... I never pass Benin Rep oo

billydragon:
guys, i just got another offer of admission frm university of turku! abeg in terms of job prospects which one is better, turku or eastern finland?

@adebasket , iceberg, sirkezman and oda bosses pls ur contribution is highly needed.

Which of the UEF campuses u dey bros?.... U can use Wikipedia and other online sources to read up on both cities. Pointers include the number of students in the city, the population of the city, industry presence in the city and the overall economy of the City.

A city with a high population of students go dey very competitive for per time jobs. Also job go scarce for cities with little or now industry presence.

sirkezman:
why send UAF a nasty mail? doesnt sound nice.

Hmmm.... it was more of a message of grievance....But seriously they messed up my application to LUT. They claimed that they were unable to confirm my educational background the same stuff that was done by Aalto and TUT without any difficult.

dollynson:
please is this Finland of a thing still available?

Application for a new session will commence by December 2015. Now is d best time to start preparing. visit www.studyinfinland.fi search for schools and courses offered in English. Get an international passport if u don't have one. register, prepare and sit for a test of English Language (IELTS, PTE ACADEMIC OR TOEFL). Also dedicate time to read this thread from the beginning.

frankie2K:
Hello Guys,
I am sad but all the same,I will fire back by November this year, Below is the mail I got from LUT

LUT Admission Decision 60/421/2015
Dear Applicant,

Thank you for applying to Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT).

In accordance with the Universities Act, section 36, Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) has on May 5, 2015 decided on the student admissions for the Spring 2015 for the Master’s Programme in Computer Science.

Unfortunately, you have not been accepted to the Master’s Programme in Computer Science.

Referring to the information already given to you on your FuniMa account by University Admissions Finland (UAF):

Your application has not been a complete one due to for example, not meeting with the LUT requirement for proficiency in English or, not having your educational documents officially certified as requested – and therefore, your application has not been taken into account in the LUT admissions process.

Please note that there is no justification for lodging an official appeal when your application has been an incomplete one.

If still wishing to lodge an official appeal on the admission decision made by the Admissions Committee, you need to file it in writing within 21 days from the date of this letter. The complaint must include strong and concrete evidence on the alleged error made during the process for the admissions decisions. For further information, please see http://www.lut.fi/web/en/admissions/masters-studies/student-selection.

Before starting to write a possible appeal, please note that you are first required to contact LUT Admissions Services at admission@lut.fi .

You are warmly welcome to apply again on the next application period.

Please follow the updates on www.lut.fi/masters.

Kind regards,

Miia Vanhainen
Head of Admissions
LUT Admissions Services

God go punish those UAF peeps, I go the same message from LUT. I thank God that I have been accepted at TUT. I sent UAF a nasty mail this morning.
Take heart bro and please apply to TUT, Aalto and other universities that do use UAF in admission processes.

anthochie:
Abeg guys....I just got a mail from tampere with my conditional letter of acceptance. in the letter I was asked to use it for my visa application that there was no need to wait for the unconditional letter as the Finnish embassy has been notified of the conditional offer.....any one with such a mail or similar circumstance

You can use the conditional letter of acceptance for your RP application but you will need to attach a copy of the email sent to you by the school.

Peeps... I have confirmed from the Finnish Embassy in Abuja that we can submit the scanned offer and a copy of the e-mail used in sending it.

See below;

ABA Visa <Visa.ABA@formin.fi>

3:16 PM (2 hours ago)

to me


Dear Sir/Madam,

You can submit a print out of the admission letter sent to you by e-mail along with a print out of the said e-mail as well.
For additional information on the procedures of applying for a residence permit to Finland with the Embassy of Finland in Abuja, kindly refer to the Embassy website at: http://www.finlandnigeria.org/public/default.aspx?nodeid=48016&contentlan=2&culture=en-US



Best Regards,

Residence Permit Team

Embassy of Finland

Asokoro – Abuja – Nigeria

Chibuking81:
Pls can anyone in the house tell me how to go about these exams (TOEFL, PTE ACADEMIC, IELTS) before applying for master degree programme in Finland.

Bros read from the first page... u will get more than enough information concerning test of English language.

If u need information concerning PTE Academic check my previous posts on this thread through my profile. I wrote PTE Academic and I dropped some useful info.

Residence permit issues and enquires na wetin boiz dey discuss at the moment.

Chibuking81:
@all, Pls did I need to get international passport before I will apply. I want to apply this year, friends pls assist me with answer to this my question, thanks and God bless.

Bros I go fight u ooo.... All the information you need with respect to applying is on this thread read from the first page... I go help u list the steps below;

1. Visit www.studyinfinland.fi for a list of schools and courses offered

2. Select schools and courses that you will like to apply to and visit their website.

3. Get an international passport

4. Sit for a test of English language (TOEFL, PTE Academic, IELTS)

5. If you meet the requirement of the schools and score at least the minimum accepted score for the English language test then u can submit ur application.........

Read through the thread for more information

adebasket97:
@billydragon, RP application instructions for 2014, i believe 2015 will be the same or slightly different

Thanks for the attachment oo... I didn't know that all does documents listed in the attachment are to be sent in advance to the Finnish embassy.

Does it mean that we have to obtain the "original offer/admission letter" from the schools (sent via regular mail) before we can proceed to sending documents to the Finnish embassy?

adebasket97:
thanks iceberg

abeg bro, u knw if finnish embassy dy call bank to check account status after application. or we just submit account statement. cos na hustle I wan hustle the remaining bar o, and na to return am sharperly cos of interest rate.

No do like that o.... they will request for your bank account statement again during the application.

Me sef money never complete o... na to find somewhere borrow then leave am for the account for the duration of the application period.

adebasket97:
lollz, they consider you as a student man. no be canadian embassy u dy go nah...lol...

I got a list before, will try to search for it. just your certs (waec,birth cert,uni cert,transcript e.t.c) /soa/admission letter/health insurance. Some peeps got with those docs last year.

birth certificate ke, transcript again no b docs wey schs see before them offer admission? Dis migri people no go kill person o...

Find attached a document I got from the mail sent to me by TUT when I was informed about my admission

oluwadamilolah:
i quoted what she said. I hate tattoo,i don't have tattoo

ooh my bad..... sowie

oluwadamilolah:
I used to love tattoos. But I don’t do tattoos anymore and I’m trying to remove them. I’m not a tattoo freak anymore; I’ve grown out of that. In fact the tattoos on my body are mistakes. I advise people not to do tattoos. Tattoos are addictive. If you do one you want to do another, at the end of the day you’ll start regretting them. I don’t love my tattoos anymore. I wish I can clean them out.

I hate tattoo

Awwww..... i really like tattoos but i have not made up my mind on whether to get one.

Where do u have ur tattoos?

adebasket97:
@olu my man, no be saay I no wan go u of h o. the course I was given ehn, programming yapa for the curriculum. I no fit kill myself this time around. Secondly, I prefer low key areas coupled with the fact that I like that uef course. uef for me bro. thanks my man

Correct.... now I understand ur choice...... I Hate programming die.....lols......... UEF is a cool school.... No mind me i have a knack for more prestigious schools......... All the best....

adebasket97:
am using nipost registered mail to send my acceptance back o. and if by 2nd week of June, the thing no land, I will use dhl straight. forr the admission doc, you mean the admission letter? I think it will take 2-3weeks.

Bros.... you get mind o.... Y u nor just use DHL or other courier services send am at once make mind for rest.

I know say person need cut cost but anything wey go cause uncertainty, I like to take care of it with the best possible option.

Ehen.... Are u really picking UEF ahead of U of Helsinki OR u prefer the course u chose to study at UEF....? I won't turn down the opportunity to study at either of U of H or Aalto. The course I want to study/will be studying was only available at Aalto, TUT, LUT and Vaasa..
I applied to Aalto, TUT and LUT (sent all through DHL... my pocket red ehn)... Aalto nor gimme admission so I picked the next best option which is TUT (and dem give me admission)....

To cut all this my story short ehn..... I won't advise anybody to pass up admission to study at U of H or Aalto... they are the only top 100 rated university in Finland. I know that Helsinki and Espoo are more expensive than other places in Finland but they also provide more per time job opportunities.....

Goskian:
My brother, I saw the notification on NL, but I have not been able to access the mail I used for registering this account. I'll respond to it once I have access to it later in the day.
Yes, I got the mail from TUT 2 days ago. I should be getting my health insurance from Aiico (N30,800) by next month, since it's cheaper than Mutual (N31,500) . I have started my application online and only waiting to obtain my SOA. I shall be submitting the application by mid/late May.

Ooh cool..... so I can start the application online now and submit the application on a later date?

My Bank account need more cash before o can submit the application.... I intend to submit the application and visit the Finnish embassy by 3rd week of May.

tundexijim:
Abeg peepz, is it mandatory to take a language test b4 applyin for admission in finnish universities.

That is the first bold step sir..... Before that you need to visit www.studyinfinland.fi to search courses offered by Finnish universities in English.

You might have to read this thread from the first page to the current page... it contains a lot of information.

Chief Goskian.... have u made up your mind on accepting the offer of admission @ TUT?? You got an email from TUT with the Offer letter and other documents as attachments, right?

What's up with ur RP application??

I tried sending you an e-mail yesterday sef.......

ooluseyipa:
@olabode George na God. For the pass 2 weeks now,i can't sleep nor eat very well. But I thank God,na whr I want to go gan ni o sele. Moreove I was given a scholarship, pls will I still give them acct statement?

Wow.... double congrats..... you don't need to include a bank statement if the scholarship fully covers the 6,720 euros. You need to include a certificate of scholarship.

The certificate must indicate the following;

1. The name of the recipient

2. The amount

3. The duration of the scholarship


The scholarship na naija scholarship or from the abroad

ooluseyipa:
After waiting eargly and rejected by 5 university I was eventually accepted by UEF to study what I want Research chemist.

If u ve 2nd class lower,like my own,pls apply. But wen applying,make sure u chose ur line gangan. I mean d course u studied in ur BSC, must be d same with the one u re applying to.

Guys pls what is nxt.

Congrats bro..... I have been patiently waiting to be informed that you have been accepted at a University!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's next??

Na to apply for RP o

Get the following

1. Acceptance letter to the university

2. Health Insurance (AIICO or Mutual benefit)

3. Evidence of sufficient funds (Bank statements and other document to prove source of funds)

4. A passport and passport photo


Then apply online or the hard copy route

Visit the Finnish embassy.


@abebasket97 .... My man..... no near Oulu o.... from discussion with peeps jobs are scarce in Oulu but if u get enough cash Oulu might be cheaper in terms of rent and other expenses. If I were you I will consider Tampere and Turku.... Tampere is an industrialized city (from my research oo as na TUT I dey go) and the 3rd largest metropolis in Finland (after Helsinki and Espoo). The course you will be studying, the ranking of the school, department etc. should also play a part.....(from my research all the schools u mentioned are top schs in Finland)

All the best my broda.

adebasket97:
@ inufele, I fear all this your courses o...lolz


best of luck bro.


got another too at tampere #bioengineering


waiting for U of H sha, I pray dm message me o.

Adebasket my man...nice one.....U of H and Aalto are the creame de la creame...o....all Finnish schs are tight sha....

WhyNa:
Inufele1 I see you

why didn't you apply last year?

Inufele1:
Yes O! Bro no dulling, I was thinking of Turku b4, my admission letter from Turku arrived today, just as i was thinking of accepting it, U of H land me another offer, No time sharperly I don accept.

which course u wan go study for U of H?

aril:
Anyone with info about Aalto University of Business, Mekkeli Campus, Finland. I did applied and i am yet to receive any mail or postal mail from them. Please any information will be appreciated.

If u applied for Aalto's MSc programs check their website, they have released their admission letter. You can also check d application portal.
Although an email was sent to all applicants informing them that admission results have been released.

uzhi:
Olabode, pls give me d email address of UEF, let me petition them. I have gotten admission from a university in estonia, but still prefer Finland though.

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Wow!!!!

Congrats bro...... U of H is your obvious first choice, right?

Bro, i don't have the email address of UEF o

Inufele1:
I just got another acceptance to University of Helsinki,

Wow!!!!

Congrats bro...... U of H is your obvious first choice, right?