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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Apply For 2019 NNPC Graduate Trainee And Experience Hire by sammyfrance23: 4:46pm On Jun 26, 2019
Please who wrote in Grace Polytechnic Surulere Lagos?
Travel / Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by sammyfrance23: 4:37pm On Jun 26, 2019
Odkboy23:
application have closed, you have to wait till Nov Dec or January to apply.


Okay thank you very much i would just wait.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Apply For 2019 NNPC Graduate Trainee And Experience Hire by sammyfrance23: 4:31pm On Jun 26, 2019
Anyone from Delta State ??
Travel / Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by sammyfrance23: 6:04am On Jun 26, 2019
Hi guys,
Please who can help me out on how to gain admission into schools in Finland for Bsc I’m 25 years old and I would like to know if that’s possible. I was supposed to use an agent but he ways are not pure.
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 16 by sammyfrance23: 11:07am On Jun 21, 2019
Dera12345:
ORIGINAL PASSPORT REQUEST!!! (May applicant)

Experience is truly the best teacher, and my Canadian Sucess story made me believe the saying “EVERY DISAPPOINTMENT IS A BLESSING”!!! I know very well my story will motivate or strengthen some people never to give up in whatever that interests them, pursue it desperately like your life depends on it!! Yes I mean it.
Before I proceed, below is my timeline.

Online Application (2nd Application)
Submitted May 9th (10:57pm)
Upfront medicals passed on 11th June
Correspondence letter (today by 10:12am)
Original passport request (today by 10:32am)


This experience is my most difficult experience in life so far, I have always thought I can have anything I want in life but this Canada journey taught me that “Human beings can make any plans they want, but it’s God that decides their Sucess or failure”. I don’t even know where to begin from, but only God, Myself and @frankrobbn1 can tell my tragedy-comedy story.

So exactly a year today 20th June 2018, I submitted a paper route application and It was refused within 4weeks based on family ties, purpose of visit , personal assets and financial assets. Meanwhile, I have a Bsc in Biochemistry with overall CGPA 4.15 and last two year CGPA 4.71 , going for 2year diploma, paid tution fee $8,880cad.
when I received my refusal letter, I cried that very day like never before and till date my first refusal date 18th July,2018 still remains the worst day of my life, and the agent my parents used was just after money. After crying, knowing how bad i needed to leave this country I woke from my comfort zone and began my personal research, this was how I came across this wonderful forum and started reading up!

Through this wonderful platform I met an angel in human form, a motivator, my soulmate and my support system @frankrobbn1, may God bless you richly for me. Frank took his time to explain the errors in my application starting from advising me to secure a masters admission and that is nearly impossible to convince a VO on why diploma and not masters considering my high Gp, and secondly that my application is as empty as anything, I didn’t even submit my family’s information, no assets declared, no employment evidence and so on.

So I began my admission hunt and the devil started his work. Almost all the schools offering my course/ or related course requires a supervisor , and you know how difficult securing a supervisor can be. Some schools I contacted will tell me pump and play that I must identify a supervisor before applying while some will tell me to apply that they will assign me a supervisor once am admitted! I fell to their tricks and lost my application fee, I also tried contacting supervisors all kept turning me down. I kept sending countless mails to different supervisors in different universities all to no avail, some would always come up late with their negative mails of not having space in their lab while some will totally ignore me. I got feed up and I decided to stop sending mails but to call them on phone at least to get a straight forward response rather than waiting for their response that takes weeks and at the end must be negative. I made it as one of my daily activities to call at least 10 supervisors daily, and I did this for months!!! Even the ones that later accepted to supervise me though without funding just all of a sudden will deny even knowing me after I have submitted my application hoping I have secured a supervisor.

In general, I applied to 6 different universities in a space of 8months and all turned me down. I kept asking myself who did I offend? who is after my progress? Through this same wonderful forum I met a very nice fellow @agronat. Immediately he posted about him securing a masters admission with funding, i pm him to put me through, and that was how I realized the vital points/information missing out in my application and the reasons behind my refusals regardless of my high scores. And today am glad that my finally attempt landed me a full fulled scholarship worth $38,076CAD at BROCK UNIVERSITY ONTARIO , 2 years MSc in Biotechnology. Big thanks to @frankrobbn1 for recommending Brock University to me. I nearly craze that day (April 18th, 2019)!!! NB: the scholarship covers my tution and living expenses with extra left, I was also guaranteed a graduate assistantship position. Isn’t God great? This was when I realized that God was preparing something greater for me.

Fast forward to my visa application, guru @frankrobbn1 finished work.. I personally wrote my SOP and LOE, but when frank was done reviewing it I couldn’t recognize my LOE and SOP .. lol, he reconstructed it and was even using the VO’s terms to address every issue. He sold me well and also left the Change for the Visa officer to keep. I can’t thank you enough.., even after I submitted my visa application he took me to a church where I was given 4 days dry fasting and prayers (something I have never done in my life). I’m not the churchious type but this journey brought me closer to God and will forever remain grateful. I will be traveling to lagos next week to submit my passport and at the same time celebrate this wonderful journey that ended well. Seriously my sleep tonight will be very special after one year of dreaming of CANADA �� Lol, and to @justwise thanks for making this platform possible.

Below are the list of documents I submitted with my application:
Father sponsor.

All CIC FORMS
MY PASSPORT DATA PAGE
DIGITAL PASSPORT
UPFRONT MEDICALS
CLIENT INFORMATION;
•LOE
•SOP
•CV
•A reference letter from my supervisor
•Degree Certificate
•Degree Transcripts
•NYSC Posting letter
•NYSC Certificate
•My birth certificate
•WAEC result
•Employment letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•Study leave approval letter (Written by frank , signed by my employer)
•work ID CARD
•police clearance certificate
•Picture with my parents
•HSSE professional Certificate (levels 1,2 and 3)
• social club reference letter (Written by frank)
•Deed of Gift of a four story building with a penthouse on top from Dad( Drafted by a senior advocate of Nigeria), I did the deed of gift before my application but it was back dated!
•My parent’s marriage certificate
•My family 25th marriage silver jubilee calendar as far back as 2008 . (Showing a portrait of all my siblings and my parents in the center) I was only 12years old then but I added it because we don’t have family picture.
•Siblings birth certificate
•Reference letter from my dad company stating I am one of the directors of his company existing for more than 30years now.
• My ID CARD showing am a director

PROOF OF MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
•My full funding unconditional acceptance letter
•Affidavit of sponsorship (Drafted by frank, signed by Dad and notary public )
•Letter of sponsorship (Written by frank , signed by Dad)
•Board of resolution letter
•Dad’s international passport data page
•Dad’s Statement of account ( Bal: #113,000,000 inflow- 440M outflow-375M)
•My Personal savings acc. About eight something!
• My Dom account statement (I explained that regardless of my full funding, my father transferred the sum of $10,000Cad for my flight itinerary and other miscellaneous expenses that might rise)
•Dad’s CAC
•Dad’s company particulars of directors (showing my name as one of the directors)
•Dad’s company memorandum of association
• proof of his company shares in all my siblings name and also my mum
•Dad’s landed property, evaluation report and survey plan( I included two building, one rented and one personal building), AND three empty lands under construction)

Even though I know my application is a little bit tight, I still handed it over to God because I have seen better applications refused, or the acceptance quota being reached as rumored on the forum,I said to God that they will bang the door when it’s my time to enter, I prayed against errors which can come from the VO leading to common refusals, lol, I prayed against bad mood on the head of the VO handling my application. Prayer is the Key.

I wish all TRV hopefuls SUCCESS!!!


Congratulations and I wish you all the best as you start this new journey

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 16 by sammyfrance23: 11:06am On Jun 21, 2019
Dera12345:
Thanks once more everyone!!!
And to give back to the forum before I travel, I would like to willingly assist few applicants finding it difficult to secure MSc funding admission, including magic tips on how to charm a supervisor lol.
Also note, first impression matters and that determines the rest of the positive interactions depending on the supervisor’s response.

I was once in their shoes and I know how frustrating it can be, this is the best I can do!!!

Please I need to get a supervisor so bad . I don’t mind if you help me out.
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 16 by sammyfrance23: 10:29pm On Jun 13, 2019
Kenny4real68:


I’m not in anyway trying to say that ordering GCMS note after a refusal is bad, but let’s not only just tell someone who has been refused visa to order GCMS note. For goodness sake, anybody in that situation needs the smallest piece of advice while waiting for GCMS note at least to calm his/her nerves while trying to heal from the shock. From the applicant’s full profile we can rub minds together, give our little suggestions while he/she apply for the GCMS note.

If you are very observant you would’ve noticed that people dis days hardly come to the forum to announce their refusals unlike in previous threads, making it look like CIC is sleeping or not dishing out response, Bro.. this is simply because they already know the general response that follows it(ORDER GCMS NOTE finish), Yes! three people I chat personally with told me that.

When we encourage people they will always report back here! Be it positive or negative response, and in either way we learn BETTER! Finally, before you try to quote me wrong try to read thrice and meditate at least 30seconds! Thanks


Thanks for this... Exactly what I was thinking

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Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 16 by sammyfrance23: 3:50am On Jun 13, 2019
amazonrck:
APPROVAL!!! GOD ALONE BE PRAISED.
From a very silent reader who has been following the thread since Part 13 grin grin………….

PROFILE
B.Ed (Educational Management)
M.Ed (Education Policy Studies)
PhD in Education Administration and Leadership.
First Application: Online - June 19, 2018 (Withdrawn in January after 7months with no update)
Second Application: Paper – March 25, 2019
Eligibility – April 30
Request for Medical – May 2, Done – May 8 (IOM)
Medical Passed – May 12
Biometric Validity – May 15
Approved – June 12, 2019.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED
- Letter of Admission
- Study permit form/Questionnaire
- Temporary Residence Form (Our 2 year old son accompanying me)
- Family Form
- Letter of Funding from School (Fully funded)
- Bank statements (Hubby & Brother: Commitment of 1.2m yearly, first year transferred to my account by brother, no personal bank statement submitted)
- Well written and detailed SOP (5 pages, didn’t have anyone to help review)
- LOE (1 Page, stating reasons for withdrawing the first application)
- Letter of sponsorship & co-sponsorship from hubby and brother.
- Sponsor & Co-sponsors' bio-data pages, CAC of hubby company, Employment ID & Appointment Letter of brother e.t.c
- Letter of consent from hubby (For our son)
- Previous Visa (SA – Study Visa for my Masters)
- Copies of mails between the faculty dean and I, stating I am not required to pay any fee till registration begins in September.
- CV
- Copies of my articles in Academic journals.
- Copy of my published book by an international publisher
- Degree certificates
- Police clearance (SA only)

*** My timeline has been shared to encourage someone who is about to, or may have given up on this journey (don’t give up, your time will come in due season if you faint not).



Congratulations I tap into your blessings

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Travel / Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by sammyfrance23: 9:55am On Jun 03, 2019
sammyfrance23:
Please guys do you know if admission for Bsc in any school is still on?



Please can someone answer me
Travel / Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by sammyfrance23: 9:41pm On Jun 02, 2019
Please guys do you know if admission for Bsc in any school is still on?
Travel / Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by sammyfrance23: 5:59pm On May 31, 2019
[quote author=Spicey007 post=78880703]
You need your own bank statement to show the money is in your account, then your sponsor bank statement to show he transferred the money to you and that the means of fund is secure
Then you need his employment certificate, payslips, data page of intl passport, official work Id and other stuff proving his job and salary if he is working




Thank you very much
Travel / Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by sammyfrance23: 7:59am On May 30, 2019
Spicey007:

Let your sponsor transfer the money to your account
The money totals 6720euros


Okay thanks but do I need to show any prove because I’m not working so How do I prove that the sponsor transferred the money to me
Travel / Re: Studying In Finland (free Tuition) by sammyfrance23: 11:26pm On May 29, 2019
Hello guys
Please I’m thinking of applying for Bsc and I was told that I can’t use a sponsors account. The money has to be in my account. Please how true is this information and how much should be in the account
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by sammyfrance23: 2:17pm On Mar 02, 2019
Hello Gurus
Please I’d like to know if American national university is a good school and not a red flag ?

Thank you.
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 15 by sammyfrance23: 9:02am On Feb 25, 2019
Hello please is getting a second degree in Canada at age 24 a bad idea?
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by sammyfrance23: 7:04am On Feb 21, 2019
Computer Science

OluDare01:

What’s your major and why are you running away from standardized tests?
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by sammyfrance23: 12:50pm On Feb 20, 2019
Hello please I’ve been rejected from UMD because my undergraduate degree was 3years but I graduated with a 2:1 CGPA 3.8/5. Please I’d like to know which other school I can check out for masters without having to write any standardized test.
Travel / Re: GENERAL Irish (student)visa & Work Permit-New THREAD*** by sammyfrance23: 4:14pm On Jan 26, 2019
ICaSNg:



God bless you too!!!

Your pm isn’t working I’ve been trying to send you a message.

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Travel / Re: GENERAL Irish (student)visa & Work Permit-New THREAD*** by sammyfrance23: 4:09pm On Jan 26, 2019
Why is this thread so dry? Those in Ireland can share their experiences over there.

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