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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 8:23am On Apr 16, 2020
Based on the info gathered on here:

Teesside seems to be pulling crowd especially on this thread. Their tuition is around £9-11k and deposit is low (about £4K)

wongwe:
Please elders in the house. Can you share with us the cheapest schools for international students who want to run a 1 year program.

Google is my friend, but i accessed Google but couldn't find tuition fee less than £12k for courses in medical field.

Thanks
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 7:52am On Apr 16, 2020
Option 2 seems the best and easiest to secure a job after.

Mctee07:
Hi guys, kindly assist on the request below
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 7:41am On Apr 16, 2020
Testimony that if you read from page 1, it most likely have answers to all ur questions.

Weldone and when ur visa is granted u will say IsJustGrace

IsJustGrace:
Finally got here, read from page one of this thread.
I celebrate all the big bosses ( Omopapa, Justwise, Lagosismyhome, Hosey, Eldress and you reading this post) for your contributions.
God bless you all.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 1:04pm On Apr 15, 2020
I was going to mention how expensive it is but didn’t want to discourage you

Phatkings:
Yea so I heard and read online I did alot of research on the school and the course in the UK and world.
It's amongst the 6th best uni offering the course in uk
Top 25 amongst Europe
44th best offering the course worldwide
Tho tuition fee is kinda high but good quality education dosent come cheap.. God
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 11:15am On Apr 15, 2020
1. Yes because u will be able to apply as a registered nurse with NMC after ur 2 years programme

2. Ur budget is too low for this course. However, if you can get a family member to sponsor and support you I think it’s worth it.

Nursing is one of the professions on the shortage list and with the pressure on NHS at the moment, ur more likely to secure a job and even get LTR after ur studies.

But then again...(the bolded)

wongwe:
Please i need your advise. I am a graduate of Human Anatomy, I finished with 2:1. I got offer at university of hertfordshire to study Msc adult Nursing (2 yr pre-registration program)

Tuition fee goes for around £12,500 per year. I can only afford a year. Course work and hospital rotation is very bulky and no funding from school.

Personally, Nursing is a lucrative and interesting field. Employment opportunities are 98-100%

Now here are my questions

1) is it advisable to go for a 2 yr Msc
2) What other options would you give someone with 5 million budget. Uk is not the final destination, just a leaping stone.

Thanks
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 11:02am On Apr 15, 2020
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list

uche06:
I am cut to choose between IT project Management or Project Management in UK
I studied library and information Science
Was considering UK schools
Please can anyone clarify me courses I can do that are part of shortage list?
Please is IT project Management part of it?
Your views abeg
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 10:54am On Apr 15, 2020
Aston is a good sch right at the city centre

Phatkings:
Yea I am going to Birmingham if God tallies not bcu aston University
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 10:51am On Apr 15, 2020
Aston area or Perry Barr is the cheapest and best especially for students.

There are about 4 African food restaurants around that area all within close proximity.

Rent is about £250 - £300 for shared accommodation

Transport systems is very good, you only need one bus to take u to town centre and you can purchase the day saver which is £4.80 or so which u can use all day and even travel anywhere within the West Midlands (Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Coventry)

Night life and clubs are AMAZING!!!

Jobs are readily available also

If u are a football lover, u will enjoy Aston Villa, Westbrom and Birmingham City FC stadium tour and maybe see them play live

JadioNG:
Oh I mean what advice would you give to a new prospective student coming to BCU Business School in September. Tho offer letters came in from Manchester Met also but opting for BCU. Manchester Met has more accreditation but as said on here you need to develop yourself not looking at schools accreditation. Your personal profile and attributes goes a long was for your PSW.
BCU is accredited tho but Manchester Met has more and I believe BCU is trying to meet up also. Reading about BCU they’re trying their best also to keep the game on.

What areas in Birmingham is cool and reserved because I know city center will be very busy and noisy.

Anyone going to Birmingham for September?

Please advise
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 10:33am On Apr 15, 2020
Once ur registered with HCPC, registration with IBMS is straight forward and itch-free tho it comes with a token yearly subscription

Calm054:
Thanks for your reply.. I dont think I need to worry about that because I am already registered with HCPC, I also have UK Naric Statement.

Please my next concern is this, do I still need to worry about IBMS?
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 5:49pm On Apr 14, 2020
What’s the advice

JadioNG:
Please who’s in Birmingham?

I got a prospective student who needs advice. September intake.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 5:24pm On Apr 14, 2020
It’s MSc Biomedical Sciences

Accreditation of a university’s BSc degree in a course DOES NOT automatically mean their MSc in same course is. That’s the assumption I made.

Yeah always check the governing body of ur course to verify if ur university of choice is on their accredited list.

hosey:
Please can you tell us the MSc course and university so we can discourage people from applying there.

For medical line, ensure your couurse is accredited by IBMS fir biosciences and medical laboratory science and NIMC for nursing.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 4:28pm On Apr 14, 2020
I thought my MSc would be enough to get me registered with HCPC. I was wrong.

I had to have my BSc degree assessed by UK NARIC (£30 or so)

Sent my qualifications (BSc and MSc) including transcripts, module descriptors and UK NARIC statement of comparability to IBMS for assessment (about £280)

IBMS advised to do 2 topup modules.

2 topup modules (online) from IBMS ACCREDITED university £2200

After then you can apply to HCPC if you already have experience. If you don’t, you have to apply for trainee band 5 to compete a registration portfolio which will finally lead to being registered with HCPC.

Calm054:
Hello Omopapa, please can you throw more light on your accreditation experience? What happened after your MSC? ..and what did you do to sort yourself out. Please I would be expecting a reply from you. Thanks.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 1:23pm On Apr 14, 2020
Bank statements used during visa application or any other means to proof fund availability.

Except something is fishy, they don’t usually disturb students at POE. Being confident and consistent with answers are very important.

Cigbojugha:
OK.

At point of entry if they ask for proof of funds, what should the person show?
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 1:20pm On Apr 14, 2020
Bro don’t confuse ursef. If you study in the UK and ur immigration status changes afterwards (e.g you got married), the number of years u have stayed LEGALLY will count towards ur 10 year route leading to indefinite leave to remain.

The picture u attached is about graduate immigration route

Skymoore1004:
As you can see in the photo and even going with what you said about 8 years max, is still not possible to reach 10 years via study route. Let’s be realistic please
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 1:11pm On Apr 14, 2020
Usually u must have fulfilled the university criteria (deposit of £2k in this case) before they issue u with CAS. This CAS will indicate how much ur tuition is, how much u have paid and how much is left. The same CAS will be used to apply for ur visa.

Now at point of entry, u could be lucky just random questions and they will let u in. On the other end, they might ask for ur CAS and to show proof of the balance.

Phenmeson:
Those are the points that needs to be explain properly by anyone already in the university or with similar situation because getting question about the 50% balance at point of Entry is critical. Just want to have clear mind if the payment of £2000 can get someone in the country without any assault
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 1:01pm On Apr 14, 2020
Personal experience bro

Skymoore1004:
Can you provide a source support this ? Thanks
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 1:00pm On Apr 14, 2020
it’s possible especially for mental health nursing as there’s no much (biology) involved. Approach unis with a well written personal statement showing ur understanding of the 5 C’s of nursing and how you will implement them as a nurse.

Godlove087:
Please I’m considering changing career,is it possible to study nursing in UK without a science background because I study economics at undergraduate level?,little research on internet net and quora but need a first hand experience from Naija
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 12:55pm On Apr 14, 2020
This is inaccurate, as long as u have stayed in the country legally, it counts towards ur 10 years

Skymoore1004:
Even study visa or PSW does not count towards 10 years route & you cannot study for more than 5 years at a stretch. Else rich men kids will do foundation 1 year, bachelors 4 years, masters 2 years and phd 3 years with 1 year stayback after the phd and get residency for their kid.
Check immigration reports or documents you will understand better. Only work visa counts towards residency. It’s only Eu countries like Estonia Poland etc that your year of study counts towards residency and it’s calculated with 0.5. So if you studied in Poland for 4 years, only 2 years will count but NOT FOR U.K. Let’s advise accurately
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 7:31pm On Apr 13, 2020
What brand of beer do you drink bro

nobleudeme:
I just did further search on BU and I'm so pumped up. Can't wait to get started. The school is relatively new (Est. 1992 or so) with new buildings and infrastructure. The atmosphere and environment seems friendly and welcoming. We also have two Nigerian acting as the Student Union President and VP in SUBU team of 5. The town is majorly a service area with so many retail shops, cinema, hangout spot, the beach. Lansdowne where "my campus...lol" is located recently initiated a new project aimed at improving the area into a modern commercial business district by 2021...This will hopefully attract more firms as well as encourage startup businesses in Lansdowne Bournemouth in the nearest future. This means there will be creation of more jobs and this to me is good news. Did I also mention that I saw some really SWEET flat at 300 PCM. "Disclaimer I Neva travel o...I still dey Naija, na just information sourced from the internet ooo"
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 10:28am On Apr 13, 2020
My point is about science courses and I made reference to Nursing and Biomedical Sciences.

I didn’t knw about the accreditation wahala until after my MSc when I started applying for jobs. I don’t want people to fall in the same pit I did, hence my emphasis

Phatkings:
Accreditation is key no doubt
But to some extent ranking is also a major player
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 10:24am On Apr 13, 2020
Easy lion, I can’t see any arguments here and no competition either.

I already mentioned the accrediting bodies and even mentioned that it wasn’t to attack you.

No hard feelings, it’s all love from here ✌️

Aprokodaughter:
After I have explained to you what I meant by ranking in their course, you are still twisting my words. Some of you just like arguing unnecessary.


If someone is searching for schools won't they check for schools that offer their courses? by the way schools state if their course is accredited or not on their website?

Checking ranking helps one to choose the right school that fits into their choice.

Ranking isn't about competition between schools or give one the best result, you will still have to work to get where you want to be after school.


This is why I dont like commenting on this forum. Everyone wants to act smart like its some competition.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 8:18am On Apr 13, 2020
This will be taken out of ur tuition and the balance + the maintenance fee is what u need to keep in ur bank Acct for 28 days. The balance will also be stated on ur CAS.

I suggest you read this thread religiously, there’s answer for all these questions and more

Omahladies:
I greet you all, please I am a bit confused about something

I got a conditional offer to pay 3400 please my question is, this 3,400 is it a part of my tution or is my tution different from this 3,400?

My other question is how much in total do I need to have in my account before going on the visa application? Please guys help me answer these questions
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 7:59am On Apr 13, 2020
Cheers bro

Odedenshi1:
Thank you so much @omopapa. I found it very useful
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 7:57am On Apr 13, 2020
Your points are valid. London is very expensive especially for students, take hint from the maintenance fee for outside london and london itself

However, started working 3 months after you got to UK wasn’t necessarily Cus ur in london, it’s mainly Cus u have an uncle who put ur foot on the pedal.

Anybody can achieve this too (either outside or inside london) by following these simple steps and seeking advice where necessary obviously:

1. Sort accommodation
2. Enrol with ur uni
3. Open bank Accts
4. Apply for NI
5. Apply for provisional licence (to be used as proof of ID)
6. Start applying for jobs with agencies

Phenmeson:
Was also introduced to Teesside University by an agent but prefer my siblings coming to London.
My past experience, came here on 2yrs visa when Post study wasn't available. Still remain here by grace of God and 2yrs visa duration. London is expensive but you can easily sew Yur coat � according to the materials you have and not size. My work permit /national insurance number was done the same week I got to UK by my Uncle. Was frustrated to the fact that I was applying to Car wash/ Pakistan stores for job. Got a job 3months after arrival, but my colleagues had their's 6months after. If you don't want to rely for financial support from 9ja or anyone, I advise you to study in London or any location you can easily get a job. Choice is yours Bro and wishing you the best.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 7:40am On Apr 13, 2020
Hi Aprokodaughter,

My previous comment wasn’t meant to attack you and I’m not twisting ur words. Among other comments, I have been seeing people talking about university ranking when considering unis to apply to whereas accreditation is key. My understanding of the bolded is what brought about the comment.

Aprokodaughter:
There are lots of schools offering Msc Adult Nursing...just use google and search for schools. Read through their website and see which one suits you. You should consider ranking of schools in your course, school fees, location etc you should consider when searching for a school.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 12:09am On Apr 13, 2020
University ranking does not matter especially with science courses, as long as the course is accredited by their governing body (e.g NMC for Nursing and IBMS for Biomedical Sciences) U are good to go

Aprokodaughter:
There are lots of schools offering Msc Adult Nursing...just use google and search for schools. Read through their website and see which one suits you. You should consider ranking of schools in your course, school fees, location etc you should consider when searching for a school.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 12:01am On Apr 13, 2020
https://www.ibms.org/resources/documents/ibms-accredited-post-graduate-degree-courses/accredited-course-higher-updated-2018-march-01.pdf

Odedenshi1:
Kindly suggest some Schools that offer Applied Biomedical Science with 1year placement. I have been on google searching with no luck, the one I saw on searching is Nottingham Trent University (MSc Biomedical Science with 1 year work placement). Thanks in advance.

@omopapa
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 10:25am On Apr 12, 2020
Applied biomedical science comes with 1 year placement while advanced biomedical science is just a fancy name for MSc biomedical Sciences I believe

eyande:
Good morning Omopupa, Please what is the difference between Applied Biomedical science and Advance biomedical science.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 12:14pm On Apr 09, 2020
Yeah black market Cus that’s what people use for their exchange.

liliberth:
But oanda says 462. So roughly 465. Expect you're saying black market.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 11:13am On Apr 09, 2020
Guys £ to Naira is 490-500 at the moment. It will affect tuition/deposit payments drastically. So take heed
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 11:11am On Apr 09, 2020
Biomed or Nursing

Nursing is ur best bet. You qualify as a nurse with ur pin in less than 2 years

Biomed, u still have to do some additional courses before you can practice

mori94:
Please, someone should help me with this.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by omopapa: 7:20am On Apr 09, 2020
Yes financially and maybe emotionally if you are studying and working at the same time. Like I said earlier a masters programme will be ur entry to the uk then u can apply to do topup modules (after ur masters) to bring ur degree up to standard.

As with the experience, there are options. Volunteering which could also be as hard as getting a job or doing another CPD programme that will give u direct access to jobs

Odedenshi1:
Thanks for your swift response. September is like 5months away, I can start reading ahead. This lockdown period could be very beneficial in that regard as I am always indoors.

When you say it would cost me a bit do you mean Financially, as in cost of the Masters program or there are other things that would require Finance? I have checked an MRES in Biomedical Laboratory Science and it cost about 14,000pounds and I am sure the school will give discount.

My major concern is that I don’t have experience in this line, do you think this could be a limitation? Kindly share your thoughts and experience, thank you.

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