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GlitteringStar:
Hello Everyone,

Kindly join the Express Entry thread if you are eligible (and your projected CRS score is high). My Canadian PR application has been approved. I will land as a domestic student. Express Entry is the REAL DEAL.

I wish everyone the best.

Here77:
Have been viewing the thread as a visitor and finally got my documents and thanks to chriaviral’s help I applied.

Got my TRV approved within one day of application. I still think there’s an error lol but just got my TRV today.

Applied: Jan 31
Passport request: Feb 01.

This thread is really helpful.

hakintayor:
please how can someone get to beni gold hotel from oshodi/cele under bridge

Feraz:
Why not just help in giving a hint than writing that?

Hey all, just found this out, thanks to a friend that hinted me on visiting PTDF page.

1. Go to the original PTDF page using google search or click this link https://ptdf.gov.ng/2017-2018-ptdf-scholarship-scheme-overseas-local/

2. Click on scholarship and once the link is open, click on the + sign under Germany; the link to registering on DAAD is there (I do not know if it would work here) - https://portal.daad.de/irj/portal

3. Once open, register using your email, then, they will send you a link to activate registration.

4. Sign in after activation.

5. You will see different tabs which have the following Start, Project Funding, Personal Funding, Insurance etc.

6. There was nothing in Start but instructions of which I'd advise you read.

7. Click on Personal Funding and a list of suboptions will appear.

8. Go through the tabs on Personal Funding; for me, I skipped to Application.

9. Once on the Application tab, select Nigeria-German Masters Program 2018. (that's where I currently am and still figuring it out).

Note: as you follow the above, please, ensure you read properly and double check.

You're welcome.

Dmainman, a little help needed here. Is it that we should just register with DAAD or are there certain things we have to fill (I downloaded the DAAD form and what I seeing there such as project supervisor etc. requires us applying ourselves). Please, modify your post on DAAD as the deadline is on 31st Jan.

Ken124:
Pls I know here is not the right place to ask this...

Pls is there anyone here that graduated from Unilag, successful applied for transcript...
I heard nasu is on strike... And there website isn't working either

Anike22:
Passport Request after the third application.
My God, My God!

yamen21:
Good Morning All. I was on this thread b4, but went underground when my application was refused in sept last year after spending 9months with them. I want to reapply by next week. I will appreciate every advise that can be given.

ICaSNg:
Also, Limerick is not in Dublin I hope you're aware - you seem to be sending mixed information or am just too confused to understand you:
you mentioned you prefer Dublin cos of opportunities there but then you are making enquires about universities in limerick... Am lost or maybe am just tired (its been a long day for me).



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ICaSNg:
What would you like to know; however, can I ask how many Universities you intend applying to?

ICaSNg:
What would you like to know; however, can I ask how many Universities you intend applying to?

Kcblunt:
Hi, everyone compliments of the season ,just stumbled on the thread yesterday and I've been following the thread from part 1, must confess to you, you guys are doing a great work here.

I just want ask some few questions,

Please can apply for phd in Canada with Nigeria msc, from a reputable institution like ui or oau or must i complete msc in Canada before i can proceed to PhD

What is the difference between trv and cic? Are they synonymous?


Thanks.

GlitteringStar:
Yippee!!! At last!


ITA RECEIVED


Congratulations to all 80th draw ITA recipients.

May the Lord grant the heart’s desires of all IELTS hopefuls, ITA hopefuls and PPR hopefuls. Amen.


#BestChristmasGift
#MyNewDawnIsHere

Frankrobbn1:
Hello Room!

I was going through the thread and I noticed that most applicants were refused of their study visas based on the following grounds shorlisted on this post and this has given most of them sleepness night, some have decided to quit the Canadian dream and end up having the mindset that Canadian study visa is tough and can not be easily approved unless you use an AGENT, some even go as far as paying millions to AGENTS just to get their study visa. I must tell you that it is a lie, most agents even go as far as complicating issues for applicant, which most times lead to misrepresentation and a 5 years Ban. After reading this post, you have to get up to your feet , beat your chest and do things in the right way and get your study permit app approved Asap.

RECENT REFUSAL GROUNDS:

1-) Purpose of visit
2-) Current employment situation
3-) Personal asset and financial status.
4-) family ties in Canada or home country.

In this post I'll address the above reasons and give POSSSIBLE WAYS to tackle the concerns of the visa officer.

1-) PURPOSE OF VISIT -

It is important that your visit coincides with an important event in your life or the purpose of the visit can be reasonably explained in your SOP. If it is for study you must have qualifications in that field or have the expertise in that area. Most times, your job role or company should be relevant to previous studies and to your chosen field of study in Canada.
If you decide to change career path, it should be clearly stated on your SOP with compelling/strong/ and convincing reasons to why you decide to change a career path.

Your letter of intent should reflect the following and should be addressed in each paragraphs to avoid repetition.
1-) Describe your academic background briefly.
2-) Why you choose Canada not Nigeria.
3-) The school.
4-) The program of choice.
5-)How you intend to finance your studies in Canada without working.
6-) What you intend to achieve at the end of the program and how it might benefit you in the future.

Everything should point to 'studying in Canada' not working or visiting friends and family in Canada or securing a PR after completion of studies.

Address all academic backlogs, study gaps, study plans etc... on your SOP.


2-) CURRENT EMPLOYMENTSITUATION

Every embassy will like to satisfy themselves that the applicant has a gainful employment in their country of residence and that the prospects of getting a job when they loose their current one is high. That satisfies them that you won’t leave your job when you travel to their country. Canada’s High Commission is no exception. You need to prove to them that you’ve been working for at least 2 years continuously, you earn a good salary, say CAD$400- CAD$1,000 plus a month depending on the level of your education, you have leave to travel, and you are qualified for the job you are currently employed in. So add your CV, school certificates, previous and current job offer letters, leave letters, pay slips and introductory notes from your firm to evidence your employment.

3-) PERSONAL ASSET AND FINANCIAL STATUS

Like most embassies, the Canadian High Commission will also be interested in your finances. Show a 6-month bank statement or more for any Canada visa application; both current and savings accounts, showing your salaries or income from employment. If you have treasury bills, building society savings, mortgages, microfinance or credit union savings and the pass book or certificates, share investments in companies etc, add all to prove you have enough financial resources before and after your trip. There is no cut off bank statement figure. So try as much as possible to show your monthly inflow and outflow of salaries in your salary bank statement with a good closing balance as a proof of financial establishment.

4-)

FAMILY TIES IN CANADA OR HOME COUNTRY

Prospective travellers who were refused with this point wondered why they should have a family in Canada before being given the visa. Note that the full statement is “family in Canada OR family in your home country”. So its either you failed to prove each criterion or both criteria, that is, whether you have family ties in Canada or whether you have family ties to your home country. This is what you do :

Show sufficient ties to your home country i.e. what will compel you to return home?

1-) Do you have a spouse and kids(minors) and are you leaving them behind?
2-) Do you have elderly parents who depend on you?
3-) Do you own businesses/property that you need to continue managing?
4-) Do you have adequate funds?
5-) Do you have family members whom are not accompanying you to Canada?

All these mentioned are HOME TIES, so if you have any of the following listed, endeavor to show evidence to each of them and make sure you add it to your application.

The above information is Legit and was obtained from a Canadian Legal personnel.

I wish you all Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

All the best to the hopefuls and to the approved, CONGRATULATIONS!!!.

dotcomnamename:
Smh, your body too dey hot. Next time you should ask question rather than jumping into conclusion and you should always exercise patience. I'm a StanbicIBTC MMF subscriber . May God help you O!

dotcomnamename:
StanbicIBTC Mutual Funds (MMF) website is down!

Glokit:
Yes she can be your sponsor but make sure her sponsorship letter is very comprehensive I.e stating why she is sponsoring you and what she stand to gain since she is not your parent. The minimum account statement is EUR 7000 (#3.1m) but please don't do a lump deposit of cash oo.... Let the account read a steady flow of money....

fnep2smooth:
New skills are coming up in the ICT field in Nigeria and there are a lot of skilled jobs that ICT provided for young aspiring genius and guru who can make a living out of it. These skills require constant practice and more effort to help meet up with the global trend. One problem about the low rate of people going into this skill is because there is no cheaper means to learn them. Some of these skills are required in Movie industry, building Construction, Games, Software, Security and Financial institutions. The following are Nigeria ICT skills and the tools you can use to learn it easily with the help of some online tutor YouTube, Lynda, CodeAcademy and many more.

8. 2D / 3D Animation
2D animation have been in existence since 1800s, this skill require you to create animated images like South Park, The Simpsons etc. You will have to draw different images with a slightly different pose till you have 24 frames a seconds. There are limited to what you can do with 2D animation. In the other hand, 3D gives you the control of your objects, they can be control 360 degree and you can move to any angle you wish is the best for viewers. Tools for 2D Animation

2D Tools
Anime Studio
Adobe Flash
Toon Boom
CreaToon

3D Tools
Maya
LightWave
3D Studio Max
Blender



7. Graphic Designer
A graphic designer is a visual communicator, someone who creates visual concepts by hand or by using computer software. They communicate ideas to inspire, inform, or captivate consumers. These skills are very important in an organization that deals with product marketing. As a graphic designer you work with software’s like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign or LightRoom. You are required to be creative and also think outside the box. You can get lots of free tutorial about these skills on YouTube, Alison, Chegg, GCFleanFree etc. The following are best Graphic Designs tools and where you can download them.


Graphic Design Tools
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Corel Draw


6. Web Designer
Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design; interface design; authoring, including standardized code and proprietary software; user experience design; and search engine optimization. Often many individuals will work in teams covering different aspects of the design process, although some designers will cover them all. Source: Wikipedia. There are hundreds of website offering free web design tutorial and free video like YouTube, Lynda, CodeAcademy and many more. The lists below are website you can learn web design for free and tools you can use to work with it.

Online Free Tutor
YouTube

Lynda

CodeAcademy

Alison

Udemy

Web Design Tools
Notepad++
Sublime Text
Adobe Dreamweaver
Vim
Atom



5. Database Management System
A database-management system (DBMS) is a computer-software application that interacts with end-users, other applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data. A general-purpose DBMS allows the definition, creation, querying, update, and administration of databases. This skill allows you to work with big organization or company for storage of data and other relevant information about staffs etc. the following are database program you can learn and where you can learn them for free.

Online Free Tutor
YouTube

Lynda

CodeAcademy

Alison

Udemy

DBMS Programs
MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
MongoDB
EnterpriseDB



4. Java Programmer
Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is intended to let application developers "write once, run anywhere" (WORA), meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need for recompilation. Java programming skills are always needed by company to help them create java application or any java program. This skill is very easy to learn when you have access to some good tutorial videos online.

Online Free Tutor
YouTube

Lynda

CodeAcademy

Java Tools
JDK ( Java Development Kit)
Eclipse IDE
Oracle JDeveloper



3. Networking
Computer network technology can prepare you for a variety of careers, such as computer and information systems management, computer systems analysis, network and computer systems administration and computer network architecture. In computer networks, networked computing devices exchange data with each other using a data link. The connections between nodes are established using either cable media or wireless media.


Online Networking Tutor
CodeCracker

Life Wire

Lantronix

SlideShare

Learn Computer Networking



2. Video Editing
Video editing is the manipulation and arrangement of video shots. Video editing is used to structure and present all video information, including films and television shows, video advertisements and video essays. Video editing has been dramatically democratized in recent years by editing software available for personal computers. This skill is high in demand with the increase in movie production, animation, music video, documentary etc. The lists below are video editing tools that are easy to learn and also have available video tutorials online.

Free Online Tutor
YouTube

Lynda

Video School Online

Udemy

SkillShare

Video Editing Tools
Adobe Premier Pro
VSDC Video Editor
LightWorks
VideoPad Video Editor
Avidemux


1. Ethical Hacking
An ethical hacker (also known as a white hat hacker) is the ultimate security professional. Ethical hackers know how to find and exploit vulnerabilities and weaknesses in various systems—just like a malicious hacker (or a black hat hacker). In fact, they both use the same skills; however, an ethical hacker uses those skills in a legitimate, lawful manner to try to find vulnerabilities and fix them before the bad guys can get there and try to break in.

Free Ethical Training
Udemy

Cybrary

EC - Council

Hackers Online Club

Guru99



Now that you know where you can learn your preferred skills, kindly drop your suggestion and visit the url below for links to download this tools


http://fnepshevoo..com/2017/12/8-ict-skills-in-nigeria-and-their-learning-tools.html

cnonwnuwsp17:
Visa granted

Submitted at VFS 24th Friday Nov 2017 (VFS Abuja)

Passport received 15th Friday 2017 (Exactly 3 weeks)

Griffith College Dublin

MSc Big Data Management and analytics

Thanks to everyone here for their contributions

ernie4life:
its no news that the government plans to bring down tbills rate to single digits, treasury bills secondary rates are already nose diving,
there will be some OMO maturity in the next few weeks without an equivalent OMO auction.

you may ask how would this affect you as a mutual funds investor, well if you are a MMF investor, be sure that rates will come down but not so fast because most if the funds where lock in at good rates for year, until it matures I expect the rates to still look good.

But this could be a good time to look at other funds outside the money market funds like balanced funds, fixed income funds etc

Messibliss207:
Hello fam. You guys are the bomb. My visa was approved this morning 13th... Lagos.
I got into Lagos yesterday and lodged at New World hotel in Obalande. It's less than 10 minutes to the embassy. I was interviewed by the black woman in window 4. She was sharing blue paper like biscuit. She denied my friend who I went with. Here's my transcript

VO: (smiling back at me) good morning ma'am

ME: good morning ma

VO: pass your passport and i20. Where are you going to in the US

ME: i'm going to Ball State University in Muncie Indiana

Vo: what's your major

Me: Computer Information Systems

VO: what's your highest degree

ME: BA English Language

VO: why the change to Computer Information System

ME: I caught a passion for IT while in the uni. And as the media director in school I had a lot to do with the computer. Also Nigeria is transferring her business processes from manual to automated so acquiring technical skills will make me remain relevant in the Nigerian business world. I hope to build business modules and softwares that will revolutionize the Nigerian business world. (she was nodding at this point so i continued) I hope to run projects with organisations like Andela that are promoting ICT to women in developing countries like Nigeria to close the gender gap between the male and females in the ICT field in Nigeria. This is because according to the Nigerian National Bureau of statistics, the ratio of male to female in the ict field in Nigeria is 3:1 so I hope to work with these organizations to run projects that will close this gender gap. (at this point she was smiling widely)

VO: how did you hear about Ball State University

ME: the first time I heard about ball state uni was at an education seminar in port Harcourt in 2015. (she nods in agreement like say she follow me go) Then my uncle also recommended it

Vo: (cuts in) how did your uncle hear about this school

Me: he stays in Indiana though in forte Wayne but he told me the school is one of the best in Indiana. (she nods) (I continued) I also carried out a research about the school and the community where ball state is situated

Vo: whos paying

Me: my uncle. He's a Medical Consultant and the CEO of

VO: (cuts in) oh the same person that recommended the school (I said yes and continued spilling my uncle's profile) why is he paying instead of your parents

Me: (smiling widely) he's actually paying back. My parents trained him in medical school so he decided to train me as a way of giving back

Vo: (smiling and nodding) what area will you specialize in

Me: information security system. This is because of the high rate of cyber crime in Nigeria. Actually someone close to me lost a huge sum to cyber crime recently.

Vo: what are some of the courses you will be doing
Me: business application development, Info security system ,computer networking for business, database management system.

Vo: do you do c++ or is not part of it
Me: c++ is for computer science major. The difference is while computer science major is concerned with technology and it's improvement, computer Information systems is concerned with technology as a strategic tool that promotes business.

Vo: I can see you're already working in the IT field, did you get some certifications?

Me: yes ma'am. I did a short course on Data and statistical Analysis and also on computer networking, Cisco networking to be precise
She kindly puts my passport in the basket and brought out the white paper (she kept it far away and was busy giving people the blue paper).

Na so I take Waka today. Thanks to @drocks and @Jerrypeacelinks you guys are too much. Jerry may God give you an approval moro. You're a really nice person. Thanks everyone... You guys made this happen. Lemme go to Balogun market and start my winter shopping. �
All glory to God.. He's so faithful. When you do your part (preparation) God will do his (grace). Bless you all

ekiee:
Hello people, I got f1 visa approval today, and I really need to post my transcript. To people yet to go for interview, just believe in yourself, not with what you see people do and blue sheets flashing around.
It's just a conversation, not a project topic to defend.
Vo: good morning
Me: morning
Vo: ur study plans?
Me: I plan to pursue my masters degree in telecommunication. And networking at florida international university, miami florida
Vo: why this course
Me: well, telecommunication and networking is a course that I've have great interest since my childhood, my grand mum often called it the sorcery from the western world, and learning the principles of wireless communication has been of huge interest, although I feel compelled now more than ever, with the introduction of the IOT(Internet of things), this seams to be a new wave that would have much applications across most industries and sectors, and FIU is currently the first university in the US to take IOT for undergraduate studies
Vo: did you write standardised test
Me: no, it was waved for applicants with GPA above 3.0 and with a convincing letter of intent.
VO: how many schools did you apply to
Me: well for full application, I applied only to FIU, but I applied to MNSU Minnesota, but my decision from FIU came through, before I could send my transcript to MNSU
VO: when did you graduate from university,
Me: may 2016
Vo: what have you been doing after nysc,
Me: currently I'm on my NYSC atm, to pass out December 24th (batch B stream 2)
Vo: what's your plans upon graduation
Me: to start up an IOT company here in Nigeria, I believe this would be a new wave, that would be high yielding
Vo: who would be sponsoring your trip
Me: my uncle
Vo: what does he do
Me: he is the co owner and CEO of XXXX, based in Houston texas
Vo: your visa is approved, and gave me white paper

This is my story, thanks family, u guys have been awesome

Bamz:
Hello Bro, please let's get in touch.

chizyn:
Thnks 4 replying.
Is it possible 4 me deal with my banks' instead?? I use Access bank.
Or it doesn't necessarily hve 2 be a bank i hve an acct with?
Thnks

chizyn:
Hi guys, pls what's mutual fund about *in plain English biko".
Am a student AND i think I'll like to be involved in this
Pls what are d steps i need 2 take, basically what are my supposed to do OR be doing.
Thnks people.

Josh1996:
Does Canadian embassy conduct interview to grant student visa like the US embassy?

prestige2013:
Am also a newbie as well but by checking your account online, the rate is stated.

Dayhor:
https://www.stanbicibtcfundsmanagement.com/mfprices