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olupentane:
Please Gurus in the house what relationship can one claim with my sponsor as shown in the family tree below and what document can I use to show proof given that we share different surname.
Thanks.

Z(H's Bro) --------- H------------------Y(H' hubby)
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R(Z's Son). J(H&Y's Son)
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A(R's son Sponsor). !
Me(J's Son)

awaiting response please

Please Gurus in the house what relationship can one claim with my sponsor as shown in the family tree below and what document can I use to show proof given that we share different surname.
Thanks.

Z(H's Bro) --------- H------------------Y(H' hubby)
! !
! !
R(Z's Son). J(H&Y's Son)
! !
! !
A(R's son Sponsor). !
Me(J's Son)

Hello guys, please a friend got the leco letv 2 device, but we are unable to set up the drop down menu where you can easily switch on Bluetooth, WiFi, touch and the likes. Is this how the phone is ? someone should please help with the way around this issue. it is making operating the phone a hard work.

princekins:
You are suppose to send it to them through the school, that is the only way for it to be stated 'official' I suggest you send just the Bsc or you can take the OND to the school for them to attach it and send all once. Login to your MUN platform you will see the docs required of you. Send all through the school.

Thank you for your response. My application portal shows that I need to send two transcripts college 1&2. my plan is to take my OND transcript to my university and have it sent together with my BSc transcript using the school authorized courier service.
I just want to be sure it won't be viewed negatively on my application.

Thanks.

princekins:
You are suppose to send it to them through the school, that is the only way for it to be stated 'official' I suggest you send just the Bsc or you can take the OND to the school for them to attach it and send all once. Login to your MUN platform you will see the docs required of you. Send all through the school.

Thank you for your response. my MUN portal shows that I need to send two transcripts college 1&2. my plan is to take the OND transcript to my University to have it sent together with my BSc transcript using the school authorized courier service. I just want to be sure it won't be viewed negatively on my application.

Hello everyone, please I need urgent advise about sending my official transcript to memorial university of Newfoundland.

I have two transcripts, one from my OND and the other from my BSc. I am trying to cut the cost of courier service by including the two transcripts from different institutions inside the same envelop. Will this be acceptable by the receiving institution (MUN)?

ask1509:
To God be the glory, I arrived in Madrid on Thursday, April 19. Before I get busy with work, let me keep my promise of updating the thread about the process I went through in getting my work permit.

Background: I had a bachelor's degree in statistics at a Nigerian university (second class upper) after which I got a scholarship from African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) for a master's degree in mathematical sciences at one of their centres, located in Cameroon. After that I started seeking a PhD position and I came across a research institute in Madrid who employs PhD students (as research assistants) and pays them while they register and do their PhD in a partner university close by. One of the profs (who is now my supervisor) posted an opening which I found on one of the scholarship websites while hunting for scholarships. Long story short, I applied, was interviewed 2 times and was given the position in July last year.

Process: Since the position is an employment, I needed a work/residence visa for research. First thing I had to do was legalise my bachelor's degree certificate and my master's degree certificate. Since my master's degree certificate was issued by a Cameroonian institution, I had to do the legalisation of my master's degree in Cameroon by first taking it to Cameroonian ministry of higher education for authentication, then Cameroonian ministry of foreign affairs, translate documents to Spanish and then legalise at the Spanish consulate in Yaounde. I had to tell someone to help with all of this process in Cameroon as I could not travel to Cameroon myself (this legalisation process in Cameroon cost me a lot of money transferred through Western Union, documents sent and received via DHL uncountable time etc. at a point, I became a regular customer at the DHL office in my neighborhood). While all that was going on, I faced the legalisation process of my bachelor's degree in Nigeria.

First I was told at the Spanish consulate that I must do investigation which I refused. Fortunately, I met a guy the first time I visited the consulate and he gave an inside info of what I should have done to avoid investigation. I should have gone to my university and requested that my official transcripts, signed copy of my certificate, and a letter of attestation stating that I am a graduate of the university be sent directly to the consulate from my university's registrar or any other office of appropriate jurisdiction. So I refused the investigation the first day, went back to my university and asked that all the stated documents be sent to the consulate. I waited like 2 weeks after which I sent the consulate an email asking if they've received them. I received a confirmation the next day that they've been received. I booked another appointment again and found my way to the consulate in Lagos. This time, my certificate and transcript were accepted for legalisation without investigation.

After legalising my certificates, I sent them (the legalised originals) to my research institute which they used in applying for a work permit for me. The work permit essentially consist of my labour contract with the institute and a document called favorable resolution. The favorable resolution states the number of years of the work permit and is also the proof that the Government of Madrid have approved your work permit. It took a bit more than 2 months from the time I sent my legalised certificates (to my institute) till the time the work permit application was successful. I was then sent the favorable resolution and labor contract which I used in applying for the visa at the Spanish consulate in Lagos.

The tricky part however, is that the favorable resolution expires in exactly 30 days and must be used within this period to apply for the visa. Sending the favourable resolution and labour contract from Madrid to me by courier took away approximately 6-7 days which left me about 23 days to use it. Within this 23 day period, I had to get the following documents to apply for the visa (in addition to the favorable resolution and the labour contract sent to me).

1. a police report in Nigeria, authenticated at foreign affairs in Abuja and legalised at the consulate.

2. A medical certificate/report stating that I am free from diseases according to 200....something health regulations. (This document does not need to be legalised). Thanks to obamd for helping out with this. I appreciate.

3. since I stayed like 11 months in Cameroon during my master's study, I also needed a police report from Cameroon. Thankfully, I knew of this earlier and it was part of the documents that was legalised for me Cameroon while I was legalising my Nigerian certificates here. My school in Cameroon helped me get a police report, I went to my local DHL office to go bring it from Cameroon for me so I can put my fingerprint on it, I sent it back through DHL so that it can be authenticated at the foreign affairs after which it was translated to Spanish and submitted at the consulate in Yaounde on my behalf. After it was legalised, the consulate did not release the legalised police report to my contact in Yaounde who submitted it for me. They asked him to go bring a power of attorney from me, and the power of attorney must be authenticated by the police in Nigeria. I had to do a power of attorney here with a notary public, I then wrote a letter to the commissioner of police in my state to authenticate it for me. I submitted both at the commissioner's office myself and was told to come back for it few days later. I went back after some few days, the commissioner had minuted on it and referred it to the police legal department where they put a stamp on it. So I sent the power of attorney to my contact in Cameroon which he used in collecting the legalised police report for me. I then requested my local DHL office to go bring it for me. Thankfully, I did all this process while I was legalising my Cameroonian certificates and it went on till during the time my institute was processing the work permit. So the legalised police report together with its translations were ready by the time the favourable resolution arrived as I couldn't have achieved all these within the 23 days window.

4. translation of my Nigerian police report and medical certificate. My institute handled this for me and sent them to me via UPS within the 23 days period. I scanned it to them and they sent me via email the translations after which they sent the original translations by courier. Since the original translations didn't arrive on time, I printed in colour the translations sent to me via email and used it for the visa app. Surprisingly, they were not rejected.

In summary, I applied for the visa exactly 1 day before the favourable resolution expired and I was called to come pick it up exactly 2 weeks after. I got my offer letter early July (first or send of July) and I got the visa March ending making the process almost 9 months worth of rigorous "paper work".

Phewwww that is the long process I had to pass through. Anyways, I hope someone will find this helpful.

Thanks again for the contributions on this thread, the process would have been much harder. Regards.

This is very inspiring as a fellow statistics graduate.
If you don't mind mentoring me, I have sent to a DM and you can drop your email or send me a message at olupentane at gmail dot com.

Thank you and congratulations.

Intelligentdude:
Sent

Thanks. Seen.

@intelligentdude please I need the Chinese government scholarship documents. my email is olupentane@gmail.com.

Thanks.

ayxmania:
Go to the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies, ask for Dr Danjibo, he is the admission officer. He'll tell you what to do.

Thanks.

Please I would like to know if one can still apply for change of program. A friend applied for MSC peace building but got a mail that he's not qualified based on years of experience, so he would like to change to M.A peace and conflict studies.

Thank God EPT result 73, Statistics dept.

Chigojude:
sent you a pm.... check and reply to me

Hi, I've been navigating the link for the graduate study app but not able to get answers to some questions.
Can I apply for graduate study without GRE? I intend to apply for Master of Public Health program. what program are you applying for?

mommysgirl:
Once again.. kwara corpers,kindly drop ur numbers for the whatsapp group

My number 07036759627

please add me to the whatsapp group 07036759627.

OjaP:
R programming? My advice is for you to even start learning the program from now. The program may seem confusing but constant practice is the key. You may not have enough time to start that when you get here. There also many online materials available including YouTube that you can learn from. The software is also free to download. Statistics is hard

Thanks Bro

innovativeame:
Abeg, na who send me say make I go do master's degree in Apllied statistics and Biomathematics for US?
Homework Don blind my eyes, project here and there. Sometimes I feel like I execute a lot more "projects" than our senators and leaders back home.
My people, I've missed you all, salute to all my brothers and sisters in the house.

The Lord is your strength bro, I actually intend to apply for a masters degree in statistics/biostatistics in the US as I have a Bsc in statistics. How is the program like and which school are you? and what level of R programming is required? coz I'm still a novice. Any advice you can give will be very much appreciated. Thanks.

DanjaNinja:
Please re send your email.

olupentane@gmail.com. Thanks.

GideonG:
I have been invited for interview! I might go to USA this year, if everything goes successfully. May God bless our hustle!

Good luck bro. when did you receive the invitation?

please is there anyone in Ibadan with the GRE preparation pack? kindly reach me at olupentane at gmail dot com, or drop your contact Thanks.

This is a message I got today with INTERVIEW as sender, has anyone received this type if text message before?

Based on referral, u are 2 come 4 aptitude test & job briefing on Tue 29/12/15 by 8am @31, white house, opp Dominos Pizza, Awolowo Avenue, Bodija, Ib. Ref Z72.

A friend of mine applying to Mcgill needs help about filing the application form and uploading it? Is he supposed to print it, sign the signature section meant for him and the recommender, then scan and upload.

Is it possible to apply for this scholarship without standardize tests? TOEFL and SAT for Undergraduate, TOEFL and GRE for masters.

please I can't use mxplayer to play videos in gallery, except I am viewing them from file explorer, whatsapp etc. it uses the default video player. can anybody help?