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Teepy0392:
Thank u soo much..God bless u



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Third class holders and HND holders can get 1 year UK Masters admission directly if you have valid and many years work experience. Check "Howoheye" and "hosey" in the link below for UK universities that accept Masters directly from HND and Third class graduates with success stories:

https://www.nairaland.com/6331164/uk-student-visa-tier-4/372#102024310

Include Ulster university, Birmingham branch in the list too.

Also include undermentioned universities but remember, you must have reasonable years of work experience:
1. University of the West of Scotland.
2. University of Derby.
3. University of Plymouth
4. Birmingham City University.
5. University of Hull.
6. University of Huddersfield.
7. University of Lincoln
8. University of Stirling
9. Cardiff Met
10. University of Strathclyde
11. Nottingham Trent University

These Schools you just listed they all require at least a 2:2. Not 3rd Class or HND

Choi


uote author=ComputerWiz007 post=110928461] These Schools you just listed they all require at least a 2:2. Not 3rd Class or HND[/quote]

Yea u can.

heroshark:
Please can I use my dad's account to pay for tuition fee using form A?

I'm having issues with my BVN and it's taking forever to rectify.

Wow, this is truly inspiring. You are very strong. Please I will like to connect with you. I'm also planning to apply for PGCE with QTS

Yemsot:
My journey so far in the UK. (Please pardon my long epistle. This is to encourage someone.)

I came to the UK in 2020 via student visa for PGCE Primary with QTS (Initial Teacher Training) in the University of Wolverhampton. Training to be a teacher in the UK was not an easy feat for me (I did not have time for myself, neither could I do any part-time job until summer.) We had lectures Monday to Friday from 9am till 4pm, after which we were given loads of assignmnents. We had two placement blocks - one during the autumn term and the other from spring 2 term till the end of summer term. During the placement days we were going to our placement schools like teachers (i.e full-time). My first placement went smoothly in key stage 1, but trouble started during my second placement. I was placed in a challenging school in Walsall with students that have aggressive behaviours (year 6). I struggled with my teachers' standards and at the end the placement was declared a failed one in June. I was told I could resit the failed placement in the next academic year at no cost but for teacher training, you can only resit a placement once; I also had to look for a school myself. Furtunately for me, during the summer holiday, I was able to get a school in Norwich that was ready to take me in as a student teacher and I could start in September.
September came, and I started my 13-week placement with no issues. The school was a nice one with pleasant children. There was no indication of me not performing well until my university moderating tutor (UMT) came during the 6th week. Then she put in place a cause fior concern procedure saying I have not met some standards. I had a week to meet these standards, otherwise, it would be declared a failed placement. At the end of the 7th week, the cause for concern was reviewed and I was told I was making progress but not enough, therefore the cause for concern has been extended for another week. At the end of the eighth week when it was reviewed, they said though I had made progress, they do not feel that I could meet the teachers' standards within the five weeks remaining, therefore the placement was terminated. I was dejected and sad because my QTS journey ended there and I could not get a licence to teach in the UK. I was now told to complete and alternative assessment for me to pass the remaining academic module so that I can have a PGCE but without a QTS.

THE TROUBLE
When the placement was first terminated in June, I contacted the school's UKVI compliance office to inform them and to let them know that I would need an extension of my study visa (my visa was expiring in 31 December) because I had to resit the placement in the next academic session. The response I got was to wait till November before applying for the extension. When November came, my resit placement was terminated on the 12 but I still had the alternative assignment to do. Then I contacted the UKVI compliance office again for the extension of my visa. They contacted my faculty and lo and behold, the faculty said they did not have any reason to sponsor me since I would not be attending classes again. Meanwhile, I informed my department that I would need my result to be able to apply for the graduate visa, so, they told me to hand in to assignment on time so that it can be marked and the result collated. The result for that module was ready but the school's board was not going to sit on results until January 2022, whereas, my visa was expiring December 2021. The UKVI compliance office then sent me a mail telling me that they could not issue me a new CAS, also that they contacted the home office and they were told that I would not be eligible for the graduate visa because I did not gain the QTS with my PGCE, therefore, I should just go back to my country - even without having my result.

MY DILEMA
At that point I did not know what to do. I didn't want to go back home neither did I want to remain in the UK as an illegal immigrant.

RESOLUTION
An aunt now advised me to apply for the student visa extension using the old CAS (she said that as long as I put forward an application before my visa expires, I will remain legal until a decision is made). This application was to buy us some time to figure out available options since application within UK takes 8 weeks. Therefore, I had 8 weeks to figure things out. Lo and behold, the only option left was applying for a masters course with the PGCE. All the schools I applied to asked me to defer my application to the September intake. Even Wolverhampton was just staring at my application with no respon. Consequently, no way out.
The school did not tell me when my final result would be ready. The only mails from them was to ask about my travel preparations; if I had left the country, or if I had applied for another visa to remain in the country, in short, they wanted to know my immigration status in the country.
5 weeks after my visa application (19 January), I got a mail from the home office, requesting for a new CAS, saying the CAS I used has been used for my previous application. I was given 10 working days to provide the CAS after which a decision would be made on my application.

DAY 1 (Wednesday): I couldn't do anything.
DAY 2 (Thursday): Started getting contacts of immigration lawyers.
DAY 3 (Friday): Contacted all immigration lawyers I knew but had the same response from them - they couldn't do anything to help me.
School's UKVI compliance office sent a mail requesting for my immigration status as my visa was to have expired in December.
During that weekend I, with the encouragement of my parents, decided to mail the school (copying everyone I could). I couldn't get the VC's email, but was able to get hold of the DVC student's email. We just thought it is either the school give a favourable response or not. In the email, I itemised my plight, starting from who I am being an international student, and how I felt during the course of my studies. I even wrote that I felt I was not being supported as an international student doing teacher training in the school. Also in my mail, I said that instead of me being informed of when my result would be ready, I was being chased with depressing emails and I felt as if the school just wanted to send me away after paying a huge sum in school fees; and I was being denied the opportunity enjoyed by international students in other universities (which is the application for the graduate visa). I informed them that I applied for an extension of my student visa and that the home office is requesting a new CAS from the school.

DAY 4 (Monday): The DVC responded to the mail, and appointed the head of the UKVI compliance and the Director of the School of Education to look into the issue as a matter of urgency.
Day 5 (Tuesday): The head of the compliance office responded and said the school could no longer offer sponsorship as I didn't have to attend classes again. He even said that it was not a new thing for international students to return home before their final results was ready. Furthermore, he said that I had been told to return home but I applied for a visa extension on which a decision had not been made.
The director of the School of education also responded to say they will discuss the issues raised with my department.
DAY 6 (Wednesday): I responded to the head of compliance's mail informing him of the deadline the home office had given me. Also, I told him that I had to still be in the country to be eligible for the graduate visa, quoting the UKCISA website. Whilst referring to the UKCISA website, I said the school can still support a student visa extension if my visa expires and my results are not ready (stating that this did not require class attendance as was my case). I now wrote that I would need the student visa extension in order to be eligible for the graduate visa.
DAY 7 (Thursday): The same head of compliance responded saying he had given my case some thought and checked some issues with my faculty and said they believe they would have an option to suggest to me, saying I would be contacted later that day.
Later that day, the compliance office sent me a mail saying that my award of PGCE will be confirmed the following Monday - 31 January; and that the UKVI policy team had suggested (on 13 January) that I could go ahead to apply for the graduate visa with my PGCE - even without QTS. Therefore, they advised that I submit an application for the graduate visa, which will be a variation application to the student visa application. Furthermore, I was told that they would monitor my award with the faculty to ensure it is ready by Monday.
That very day, we arranged a meeting for Monday 31 January to submit my graduate visa application. They also requested my consent to write the home office on my behalf saying that the graduate visa application is to vary the student visa application I had made. So, I signed a consent form for them.
DAY 8 (Friday): Calmness
DAY 9 (Monday 31 January): This particular day was a battle. The school's board sat on results and awards were conferred but my student record was not updated until about 4pm in the evening. The compliance office was to send my award to home office before I submmit my application. When my records were updated, lo and behold, I was not awarded PGCE but post graduate credit! During our meeting that day they had to tell me that they couldn't send that result to the home office as it is not eligible for graduate visa; and that was not the award the faculty informed them I was going to be conferred. So, the head of compliance office said they would have to chase up the Academic registrar the following morning to sign an interim award for me pending the time the school's board will sit again. Consequently, my graduate visa application was halted.

NOTE: For graduate visa, the school sends the student's award to the home office, so the student does not have to upload award when applying for the visa.

DAY 10 (Deadline 1 February): In the morning, I mailed the head of my department and my course lead to let them know of the award I was conferred as opposed to what I was to be conferred and to ask why. Immediately, they responded that it shouldn't be and that they would look into the matter urgently. Throughout that morning, I heard nothing from the school until about 3pm when the head of compliance informed me that the interrim award has been signed by the academic registrar, and my award has been sent to the home office. Therefore, I could go ahead to submit my application.
I submitted my graduate application at about 4pm that afternoon. The compliance office also helped me to draft what would be my response to the request from the home office on my student visa application. I informed the home office that the student visa application was made with the notion that my course end date was July 2022, but my award had now been conferred by the school. Therefore, I had now applied for the graduate visa which was to vary the student visa application (quoting the reference numbers for the two applications).
The school also mailed the home office saying the same (also quoting the reference numbers for the two applications.)

The home office responded the following day, acknowledging my graduate visa application and therefore declared my student visa application as void from that day.

EXACTLY eight weeks after my student visa application, my graduate visa application was approved! I have now been granted the leave to remain in the UK for two years.

PS
I have started applying for jobs with employers that have sponsor license.

Strangers101:
No

I am in stage 2

That stage 2 is where the delay comes in

ojuteola:
Wow, this is truly inspiring. You are very strong. Please I will like to connect with you. I'm also planning to apply for PGCE with QTS

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Susky:
That stage 2 is where the delay comes in

This is the comment on the end of state 2… this shouldn’t take long from them

Application approved by the branch, awaiting final review and disbursement approval

Congratulations. Please I will like to know the university and course you applied for. I am also in this same shoes.

Ahamzii12:
VISA ALERT!!!!!!!!!

Faithful God to him be all the glory.

Biometrics :31st December. TLS Abuja.
Application moved to VAC 25th January.
Application received by VAC 25th January.
Collected 25th January.
I refuse to send a paid mail.
No NSF mail.
14years study gap.
5 months to passport expiration. I was told is minimal of 6 months.
DOCUMENTS submitted.  WAEC, TB cert, Degree cert. That's all. No work reference .
Indeed WHAT GOD CANNOT DO DOES NOT EXIST.
You are next to testify in Jesus Name. Amen

I have a PGDE in Nigeria here. Applied for masters in education, inclusion and special needs(its states in the school website that it comes with QTS). With this, where can I teach in UK. I'm not a fan of elementary teaching.

Greetings guru
,Please house, I humly need list of some schools that do not requires pof and do not require 50% tuition by enrollment.
I will highly appreciate if lists are dropped asap.
Thank you

Please can I use my husband's salary account for POF.

Please ooh you ppl should help me out my heart is racing. Who has gotten into Sunderland University with low POF?

My tuition fees is 12,225 pounds and the condition is to pay 50% of the tuition fees, which I have done. My POF is 22k dollars and has matured. My agent is just telling me yesterday that the POF is not enough that I should either add 1800 to the my pof or pay an additional 1600k pounds for tuition.

Pls take note that I'm going for April batch and the University has sent me a mail that the last date to issue cas is on 18th of Match.

Pls what should I do? It took more than a month to process form A. She is suggesting I ask someone inthe UK to pay for me, which is not possible because I don't have anybody there. If she had informed me on time I would have added 1800 dollars to my account.

Pls will this prevent me from getting cas?

Thanks for this reply

Strangers101:
In my case, I uploaded my
1. Bsc Certificate,
2.School admission Offer letter,
3. School advance payment advice
4. International passport
5. NYSC
6

heroshark:
I also have an offer from Sussex. I'm hoping to pay through the western union option as it is faster.

How's payment through WU done?
What's the exchange rate and charges involved? Thanks

ComputerWiz007:
I haven't paid yet. Just some few questions they ask when they called.

I received mine through mail

Tarta7272:
Please ooh you ppl should help me out my heart is racing. Who has gotten into Sunderland University with low POF?

My tuition fees is 12,225 pounds and the condition is to pay 50% of the tuition fees, which I have done. My POF is 22k dollars and has matured. My agent is just telling me yesterday that the POF is not enough that I should either add 1800 to the my pof or pay an additional 1600k pounds for tuition.

Pls take note that I'm going for April batch and the University has sent me a mail that the last date to issue cas is on 18th of Match.

Pls what should I do? It took more than a month to process form A. She is suggesting I ask someone inthe UK to pay for me, which is not possible because I don't have anybody there. If she had informed me on time I would have added 1800 dollars to my account.

Pls will this prevent me from getting cas?

Do you want to try a bank that processes form A faster than one month. Also have you calculated that POF yourself to be sure that's it's actually not enough. Although seeing that it's April so that's inside London cost of living. Just weigh your options though; you have roughly 5-7 days before the deadline. Hopefully more experienced hands here would have more advice for this.

Thanks for this response ma'am....did he still maintain his status as single doing the application while included your name as dependent? Or he choose a different status?
Yes he can. That was what my "now" husband did.
He filled me as his dependent during his application. We got married two weeks after he got his visa.

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AlphaUno:
WOW!

This is fast, Chester Uni already issuing CAS fir May intake. Someone started on Tuesday and today, CAS already issued.

So, if you are for May kindly provide these ASAP
- Completed Genuine Intention to Study form
- Financial statement
- Completed CAS request form

Great... hanging around for Sept

Teepy0392:
Good evening nairalanders pls am new on this thread..I have a desire to relocate to UK bt dnt knw how to go abt it..pls any info with this credential of mine..il greatly appreciate

Graduated with 3rd class pure and applied chemistry..
I Have a pgd in education with a 2.1 degree, as am currently a teacher in a govt owned senior secondary schools for abt 5yrs plus..

Also I have a pdg environmental chemistry with 2.1 too..4point cgpa...
What is the best route u suggest pls ...am completely confused since ave been reading post on this page...pls help ur comrade

Decide on a university or college and course.
Register and apply.
Accept your offer.
Arrange funding.
Apply for a visa.

Hello guys.. Good job here.

Just found out my wife's neco certificate has her name wrongly spelt.. And we starting her UK masters application next week against September resumption.. Pls who has encountered this problem..how can I resolve it

Please House,

Can anyone assist me with a response to this question.

I got conditional offer from UoS in UK and I was told to fill questionnaire/immigration form, please I had visa refusal for Canada for my undergraduate (then I was a minor), should I declare this refusal while filling the form, if Yes would it affect my chances of getting an unconditional offer from the University/CAS.

Please response would be appreciated.

Isiterere:
Hello, I got conditional offer from them, I was told to activate my account in order to accept the offer but the link is not working, are you experiencing this ? I can no longer access the application portal

Yes, the link has been inaccessible in the last couple of days, why don't you contact intake.edu on 08188598162.

They are the Nigerian rep for Leeds B.

jobgetter:
How's payment through WU done?
What's the exchange rate and charges involved? Thanks

This is the link to pay through WU. You can check it out. I think the exchange rate is around 580/£. It's also very fast.
https://student.globalpay.wu.com/geo-buyer/us#!/

Strangers101:
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This is the comment on the end of state 2… this shouldn’t take long from them

Application approved by the branch, awaiting final review and disbursement approval

We are in the same branch, am talking from experience. You can chat me up on 07039206191 for follow up.

Hi guys, I am in need of advice.

I have an Msc in biotechnology and I have been working in the healthcare sector here in Nigeria for 5 years.

I am looking to switch to data science. (I already got an admission to study data science in plymouth).

Are there jobs for data scientist in the uk.

omonla10:
Hello guys.. Good job here.

Just found out my wife's neco certificate has her name wrongly spelt.. And we starting her UK masters application next week against September resumption.. Pls who has encountered this problem..how can I resolve it

Pls anyone with similar experience?

I think you need a dom account for this. Do confirm with your bank

heroshark:
This is the link to pay through WU. You can check it out. I think the exchange rate is around 580/£. It's also very fast.
https://student.globalpay.wu.com/geo-buyer/us#!/