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CalabarSamurai:
Its been a while, what's up with everyone ? I hope you are all good. Cheers!

So far so good 🙏

Isyomah:
Please I sent an email request to you. I just got admission at Eastern institute of technology. I need some guidance for visa application

Congrats 🎊

Happyfellow147:
Hello, can we connect via email? obtained my msc from UK as well, looking to share ideas if you don't mind

Why not consider applying for job.

DEROX:
What are the requirements for masters in international law and how much, am asking against next year

It depends on the university you want to attend.

Kindly visit the university website for more information

GraduatesGrant:
Hello all,
i will be brief as possible: i want to have an online medical platform where patient with illness (not emergency) can book to meet available medical doctors virtually (video).
which approval do i actually need apart from CAC? because doctors will be onboarded and we don't want quacks but licensed practitioners.
How do i get the approval?
Please if you understand and know how this can be achieved please share your thoughts.

Thank you in advance.

I ‘guess’ you should co own the CAC with another medical doctor. So that the Doctor can be COO and why you are the CEO. The doctor certificate can be use to navigate some registration and medical advice in the future.

Ehishine18:
Great thread ! Thank you everyone contributing and giving us a sense of direction.

I would have loved to do a PhD but I have a unique case. I just got a 5 year ban from Canada this month.
*Can I apply to NZ (1st choice)or Australia?
* IF No, kindly suggest a good country please .
note: I am a family of 4 .

Thanks for your honest opinion

What was the reason for your ban? I will advice you talk to an immigration expert or lawyer for an advice

Kels4real5663:
Hello everyone, please I have done some little research on some institutions website for a PHD program because I am planning for next year 2026 admission but on their website I can’t find the session available to apply to , just want to know how to get prepared for POF and the likes.
Thou my intention is to apply for any session that would start from JULY/AUGUST.

Please how can I know or find the session available for year 2026. Please 🙏

In most cases, PhD can resume in any month of the year.

Try to secure a supervisor first and you and your supervisor can agree on your resumption date

mannasseh:
I got an admission into the University of Waikato for a Masters degree program. However, the issue of tuition is a problem 45k dollars. Is there any scholarship schemes i could apply to or any advice at all.

Check the school website for scholarship and u can also write the department in which you are admitted if they have funding that you can benefit from.


Go through their website also

OreoPaschal:
Thank you so much for this. I tried sending you a personal message via your email. I would like to confirm some information from you especially for Lincoln University, did you apply for any funding? Secondly, the dedicated agents; they shared one with me but he has not been responsive since 14th of July. How long did the whole process take for you? And the total amount too. I was a bit confused with the $60k, is it inclusive of the living expenses. How much is the annual tuition for PhD at Lincoln?

Apologies for the long questions. I look forward to your feedback.

The tuition fee for PhD at Lincoln is 8,550+ plus insurance and student fee is around 10,300+.


You can also explore the website of the school. The website is rich in information

completed:
Please how do I get a thesis supervisor in New Zealand? Do I email them only or email with proposal. Thanks 🙏 for your reply

Both works. I have seen someone that try both and it works. But I will advice you attach the proposal to the email.

Kels4real5663:
Hello everyone,
Please as suggested by one of the members here for me to go for my second master in health management, I have google search schools that offers the course but all I see is diploma in healthcare management. Please I don’t want to go for diploma because I have dependents that would follow me.

Please anyone with the idea of any university offering healthcare management as MSC in New Zealand?? Please your response would be appreciated.

Thanks so much

Double check the information below


University of Auckland
Offers a Master of Health Leadership (180 points) with a specialisation in Health Management. Topics include health economics, international health management, quantitative analysis, and healthcare quality improvement


Victoria University of Wellington
Offers a Master of Health Leadership and Management and Postgraduate Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery



Victoria University of Wellington
Offers a Master of Health Leadership and Management and Postgraduate Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery

University of Otago
Has a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management, blending public health and business administration

Offers a Master of Public Health (MPH) as well



Massey University
Offers a Master of Health Service Management, which is also available online

Auckland University of Technology (AUT): Offers a Master of Health Practice




Please double check and verify the above information

completed:
Please what's the range of school fees in New Zealand for masters and PhD in accounting and Finance

Masters is between NZD30k - 60k
PhD is between NZD8k - $10k.

For exact figure, u can make research online

CalabarSamurai:
I was advised to defer. That my bank statement should be six months to strengthen my finances with the living cost + ticket money inside. So I am waiting to submit my application. They also worked on my SoP with me. All through the session my mouth was open in shock and surprise. Like I said the IDP guys are good, but since NZ is not popular they would be slip ups but that's why the schools always partner them with their LIA's (well the school that I am applying to does that).

Information is power. That’s why we need professional in a particular field to have access to the information

CalabarSamurai:
Sorry for choking mouth, but the LIA I worked with recommends that the primary applicant finish with their studies before bringing their families with a psw visa that they would apply for, but if its a PhD level study, because of the length of the PhD it is reasonable for one to want to be with their family.

If it is PhD, can she apply with her spouse and kids at the same time?

AussieJoan:
She needs to show strong ties to her home country and that is one solid way of doing it.

Can she apply for the visa of dependents immediately her visa is approved?

CalabarSamurai:
Honestly speaking if i knew from the beginning, i would have started with a PAID LICENSED immigration adviser, because this thing is pay to play - they would look at your profile and tell you straight-up the real deal, but that's after paying the initial fees. But IDP is still good though I.M.H.O. I ended working with the school's LIA because of our low approval rate in Naija.

Wow. Did you receive positive visa outcome after u used the licensed immigration adviser

AussieJoan:
Its best you use a paid licensed lawyer in New Zealand. Someone I know had 3 visa refusals from Australia and 1 from NZ (when they did a self application). They got it on the 5th trial using an immigration lawyer.
Also, apply for yourself first and after getting the visa, you can then apply for your family.

Is it the cost of visa fee for family that make you suggest she should apply for herself first before her family ? Or is there any other reason for that?

adebayoolatunji:
Good morning everyone.
Please i will want to know if I stand a chance for a PhD program in New Zealand with a Bachelor’s CGPA of 3.06/5 and Masters 4.55/5 (Distinction). I have 3 coauthored publication as well.

If your masters has a research component in it, yes.

Winnyluv:
Do you suggest I apply alone first before bringing my dependents?
(We applied as a family for Canada and was denied)

You can apply together.

I can’t talk from the place of experience (Still sourcing for supervisor and admission), I can only talk from the perspective of what I learned here.

You can follow this process below

CalabarSamurai:
1. Please don't hide the Canadian visa refusal when filling the online form, just state it and state why you were refused as mentioned in the letter. Also mention all visa refusals and the reasons given.

2. If December is your start date, then you should submit an application in September, to give them enough time to work on your APPLICATION.

3. Your Proof of Funds must be six months in one bank account i.e. March to September or minimum of 3 months i.e. June to September, September being when you should submit your application.

4. Leave your family in Nigeria. - home tie

5. Get a study leave letter and/or a letter of introduction from your place of work - home tie

6. Go through this section, there are successful phd students, follow their list of documents they submitted etc.

7. Your Cover letter/ SoP will make or mar you, demonstrate your knowledge of your proposed PhD, your financial plans, travel history, current work and work experience and how the PhD will help you IN NIGERIA.

8. Ask your school if they have agents or their own paid licensed adviser especially since Nigeria's approval rate is 30%, it would really help, if they don't, then work with IDP (free but they only focus on the primary applicant) or get a Paid Licensed Adviser based in New Zealand.

ALL THE BEST !!!!

Winnyluv:
Good day all, I have a PhD offer from University of Auckland with December start date and would like to submit my visa application by next month, August. I intend going with my dependents (spouse and 3 children - family of 5).

Please I need assistance with knowing how to start.
(I was recently refused a Canadian study visa for an MSc)

Please assist 🙏

Congratulations on your admission.

Try to explore the NZ immigration website, it is very detailed. I will advice you digest the content on the website and ask questions base on aspect that is not clear to you.

The website is very detailed

FrostyButter:
This publication requirement, must it be in the domain of where you want to pursue studies.

Like you want to pursue a phd in construction (masters in construction) but a publication in AI application in another industry...does this typically work?

Having a publication in your area of expertise is a plus but having a publication in general count.

Besides, some candidates don’t have publication and they still got admission.

pongwa:
it's right there
'no details, just that I didn't meet the requirements'
I had 4.35/5 gpa MSc
3.82/5 bsc GPA
A publication

You should have asked in details. Maybe it is something you could explain or provide clarification for.

Your grade look good.
Except if you don’t have adequate research component in it.

Better still, you can ask for details.

pongwa:
for the first trial, I guess it was because my msc transcript wasn't ready as I was in grad school then. The decision o the second one actually came faster even though I don't believe that I was not qualified for a PhD. They said I didn't meet the requirements, no reason whatsoever.
My supervisor was very patient with me through the whole process.
I just decided to apply for a masters and got in. My challenge is there was no funding

Why did they say you are not qualified?

So sad though. PhD will have made the whole thing easier

pongwa:
Hi
Good day all hopefuls. After two PhD denied application, I switched to MSc and I was just given the offer. But I'm afraid I had to defer since their tuition was crazy, no scholarship and I had to pay and get my visa by 21 July since semester two starts here. I am hopeful

What was the reason for your PhD application denial? Did you contact your supervisor after the decision?

CalabarSamurai:
When I say it is government policy, it means that it would require government level talks to change it, in what capacity will you be appearing before the New Zealand government? For this government policy which is not a school policy, you can only lobby the Nigerian government to speak to their counterparts in New Zealand to change it.
The guy that did what he did in US and Canada, succeeded only because it was a school policy and not government policy for International Students in those countries. You get?

Okay. I get your perspective now and your point is understood.

CalabarSamurai:
The difference here is that it is government policy, if Nigerian students want a change, it has to be at the level of government bilateral talks. Do you know Kenya is exempt as well as South Africa?

Everything should not be left in the hands of the government. We as citizens can play our part.

There is no harm in trying.

CalabarSamurai:
Nigeria is not on the exclusion list. Nigerian applicants must write an English language test.

Even if Nigeria is not on the exclusion list, we should learn to write the schools and institutions that Nigeria is an English speaking country and should be exempted.
We should stop accepting rules that we know is not applicable to us.

There is a guy on Twitter that write almost all the uni in Canada and USA to explain why Nigeria is an English speaking country and majority of the universities exempted Nigeria.

ifyjobs:
I applied for PhD at Auckland University and was not accepted. their reason was that I did not meet the eligibility requirement, I'm guessing it's because my msc GPA is low (3.11) however, I'm trying to apply to other schools. As a nigerian, we're choosing that English is not our first language right?
Also, Is it mandatory to use an IELTS score that is recent? I wrote one in 2022(which is now expired) and it was for general not academic. would that suffice?

English is Nigeria official language and first language

Did you secure a supervisor before applying for the admission ? If yes, why not talk to your supervisor about the rejection

Wow

racon074:
Hi please I'm just about to start my application to new zealand as a PhD student. Please is there age restriction for PSW also do I need agent to apply. I'm really desperate about this right now.

Please drop the desperation 🏷️.

There is no age restriction

TOBERO23:
Hello everyone,
Pls I want to ask about the pof for phd student. I can show a pof a year but the subsequent one I'm a bit scared about that because I don't to know how to proof that part.

If you are phd student in Nz pls kindly put me through I have admission for phd in nz.
Thanks

Congrats. You only need to show a pof of a year and show how u intend to fund the subsequent year.
Calabarsamura can advice further.

CalabarSamurai:
I was responding to a post, that's not me.

That’s was a mistake from me. Sorry