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It didn't say Abuja only. So, both aren't attending to anyone for now. Please, verify information posted here.

Laisirepublic:
Yah, it displayed on their website they aren't attending to Visa application at the Abuja premises for now..I think u shd submit your application Via the Ireland Lagos VFS.

Please, can I contact you privately?

Laisirepublic:
Yes bro..It was delivered on Wednesday

Thank you for getting back to me, but I've been calling their hotline and the lady keeps telling me that they aren't attending to applicants for now.
Where do I get the accurate information because I need to know if I should travel to Abuja or wait till after the 14th to know what's going on first.

Laisirepublic:
They have since last week Wednesday..

Please. Answers on this.

SireSommy69:
Please, is the Irish Embassy in Abuja now opened? I have an appointment booked for the 14th of November.

Please, is the Irish Embassy in Abuja now opened? I have an appointment booked for the 14th of November.

Booked an appointment, yet to submit my documents. [quote author=Chinar post=117929862][/quote]

Guys, I need solid advise... I am yet to get a visa for Ireland, but I checked Ethiopian airways and Qatar airways, their fares from Lagos to Dublin are relatively cheap now, less than 500k for January.

Should I go ahead and book a ticket even when I don't have a study visa yet? What if I don't get the visa (God forbid), will I be refunded?

Advice.

THank you. Will listen.

Laisirepublic:
Pls don't pay for house yet until u get dia..the one u see to that fair buh demand an instant payment might be a scam..u can travel down to Dublin lodge ursef in a hotel and look to.see for ursef Any accomodation u wish..My opinion.

Good day guys. Please, I am to travel to Ireland, Dublin by January for studies, accommodation is the challenge now.

Can the ones I'm seeing are expensive, the ones that are fair are demanding a full payment right away before I even travel.
What should I do? Also, is there a way to get a space for myself, then pay when I see it in person by January?

Please help me out with tips and advice, I anticipate and appreciate them.

Yes, thank you. [quote author=Untube post=116438692][/quote]

08166943285

Megatro:
Drop your digits, I can't access my mail

Yes. That message was before I got a response.
But thank you.

bigmills:
Are you reding response sent to your questions at all?
You need to relax and do your application well.
Go to Irish immigration website and read the updated rules for Study Visa application.
For edubond, visit the website here and there are links provided: https://educationbondireland.com/
quote author=SireSommy69 post=115474921]How can one pay for Edubond?

Thank you.

semmyk:
I'll attempt to
Edubond is not a guarantee but is a better bet than the challenging invasive statement of account. Kindly note, it's been said, still show statement of like 3 mths with some appreciable balance.
Edubond: https://educationbondireland.com/
FAQ: [url]educationbondireland.com/en/edu-faq.aspx[/url]
You may use Form A (CBN overseas education payments through banks), however a sizeable numbers of banks don't. You may end up funding a Dom account.
You'll need university details.
Irish visa application detail. I posted one 2 or 4 pages back I think.


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How can one pay for Edubond?

Yes. Thank you so much. But here's where I'm confused. Visa Application details, how am I supposed to do that when I'm trying to reduce the amount of documents I'll provide for my visa application (in other words, I've not yet visa application because I'm trying to sort out my POF issue with Edubond).

semmyk:
I'll attempt to
Edubond is not a guarantee but is a better bet than the challenging invasive statement of account. Kindly note, it's been said, still show statement of like 3 mths with some appreciable balance.
Edubond: https://educationbondireland.com/
FAQ: [url]educationbondireland.com/en/edu-faq.aspx[/url]
You may use Form A (CBN overseas education payments through banks), however a sizeable numbers of banks don't. You may end up funding a Dom account.
You'll need university details.
Irish visa application detail. I posted one 2 or 4 pages back I think.


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Someone, please walk me through the use of Edubond. Step by step. Thank you.

Please, walk me through your process of using Transfermate.
I will greatly appreciate your assistance as this is the stage I am currently at. Thank you.
I also sent you a mail.

Megatro:
Yes I paid through transfermate

Please, work me through Edubond

semmyk:
Best bet for Ireland (study visa) is education bond.

Ladies, men coming to you to ask you for money shouldn't make you feel the way you are feeling. You should be grateful you are being asked, not the one asking. And if you don't have, tell them you don't.
Coming to this platform to talk about it is beyond immature, even kids don't do this.

Labeling humans beggars for asking you for help? Omo, you should pray for forgiveness for the abominations you've spewed.

VictorUSA:
oga I am not stingy. This lady begged me for N30 last two months and I gave her. Last week she begged me for N50 and I gave her, now 3k. Who born her?

So, if I apply for a credit card from my bank (Access) and they give me, I will be charged the same amount Transfermate quoted as the conversion rate on their portal?

GIOlayomi:
They only take Credit Card and USD Bank Transfer

Good day Nairalanders,

Please, I need to pay my tuition fee ASAP for NCI, Ireland, but Form A is delaying.

My school has an option for me to pay using Transfermate mate and the rate is okay.
Please, can I use this option in Nigeria using my ATM card? If yes, someone should please put me through. Thank you.

Good day Nairalanders,

Please, I need to pay my tuition fee ASAP for NCI, Ireland, but Form A is delaying.

My school has an option for me to pay using Transfermate mate and the rate is okay.
Please, can I use this option in Nigeria using my ATM card? If yes, someone should please put me through. Thank you.

Thank you.
Seeing that I am Ireland bound, I'd love to have your personal contact. If that's okay by you.

Mcowubaba:

Your questions are more immigration based from Nigeria.
My best knowledge is centered around living in Ireland not how to come to Ireland, I hope that makes sense.

Analogy: I can tell you how to fasten your seat belt and sit properly in the plane, but not how to buy your plane tickets and get to the airport

I will try to answer some questions:

Firstly, I don't live in Nigeria, it's been a long time I left, And I don't know some of the things you're talking about. I have heard about form A, if you have a connection in the bank that can help out, or call your bank's head office number and inform them about the urgency, like call them every day, lol

If you don't have payslips, I suppose your employment letter, bank statement and email showing salary alert may suffice

Best of luck.

Thank you. I appreciate the response.

Visionare:
Try Unity Bank, Ecobank, Zenith bank. Also endeavour to visit the bank to fastrack your appliaction. I wish you good luck.

Thank you.

hustla:
I really really doubt you can get form A within that time frame

Probably get someone to help you pay using black market rates

Thank you very much.
You are in which country?

Fibonacci2021:
2. Please use your bank app generated pdf in place of payslips. I used those as payslips and still got my Visa approved.

Good morning guys.
Please, 1. I have a deadline of 30th of August to pay €8,000 of my tuition fee (NCI - Ireland) and I have applied for CBN's Form A (on the 3/8/2022 through Access Bank). Please, what should I do hasten it? So I can meet up?

2. My former and current employers never gave me payslips, but I am to provide a 6 Months payslip. I only received my salaries through my salary account, allowances as cash that's all nothing more. What do you advice?
I have approached my manager from the former work place, he has no idea what payslips are.

3. Seeing that I am aiming for January intake, what else should I be doing now with the time I have left?

I would really appreciate any help I can get from you guys here.

Mcowubaba:
"The Curse of Stamp 1G":

Yeaaah, let’s dive into this topic.

Stamp 1G also known as Third Level Graduate Programme, this is one of the main “selling points” of the Irish dream, lol

“Just come you will get a Stamp 1G for 2 years if you graduate”. Yeah this is true but what these agents don’t tell you is the reality of life as a Stamp 1G visa holder. Most companies and recruiters solely request for a Stamp 4 and EU passport as a requirement for job application. When you don’t have either one of them, it’s mostly an automatic/immediate rejection.

Sure you will get “jobs” with your stamp 1G, jobs like a dishwasher/kitchen assistant, health care assistant, stock taker etc.

Once again this is not a blanket statement, I am not saying you can’t get a job in Novartis/Baxter/MSD/Eli Lilly with a Stamp 1G, just saying it is much harder, like real hard, you can ask people that are on stamp 1G currently in Ireland. I know my lovely Nigerian people know how to argue or be wilfully arrogant and religious, you will see them saying “it’s not my portion, my case is different” lmao. No wahala na.

Now there are companies that are very welcoming to sponsoring Non-EU citizens, companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook and the HSE (Health Service Executive: they are in charge of medical services in Ireland, they are the highest employer of Health professionals).

The caveat to Amazon, Google and Facebook is that you actually have to have the skills they are looking for, lol. And those skills are mostly core IT related. The interview process is intense and not for the faint hearted. You can get a referral from a Nigerian or someone already working this companies, so at least you may even get called for an interview. There are quite a few Nigerians working in Amazon (Dublin Branch) you can connect with them through LinkedIn.

Furthermore, I will also advise you to review this link:https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Statistics/. You will see the Employment Permits statistical tables and company listings, this is basically number of work permits granted to companies on a yearly basis.

The list may assist you in making targeted applications to these companies, as you will know that they have a history of sponsoring Non-EU citizens for a visa.

The 2 years granted for Stamp 1G (Graduates at an NFQ level 9), runs faster than Usain Bolt, before you know it you are thinking on the next step because you have not been able to get a work permit sponsorship to transition to a Stamp 1. This is when the depression, anxiety and stress kicks in, most people try to get into sham marriages, or another Master’s degree or program to extend their stay in the Country, some leave/relocate to Canada, USA or UK for better opportunities.

Just take a minute and think about doing a second master’s program or diploma, just because your stamp 1G is expiring, most of you reading this may not understand, I really advise you to engage more with Nigerians actually living as students in Ireland, let them tell you their lived experience.

I am very cautious of making blanket statements, as in life there are always exceptions or different realities for people, a quick example is Nigeria, there are many people suffering and struggling to eat or drink clean water, same Nigeria we have people like Davido and other ballers staying in Lekki phase 2 and Asoroko, lol. Do you think this “ballers” are experiencing Nigeria the same way as someone staying in Makoko/Surulere/Mushin or Diobi (lol, I am just joking).

What I am trying to say is that, some students come to Ireland and are employed even with Stamp 2 while still studying, and are sponsored for a critical skill, now this is an example of outliers, it is not a common occurrence. The vast majority of students usually struggle a bit harder to get a work permit.

There is also a Stamp 1G given to spouses of people who have Critical skill visa or Stamp 4, I did not dive into that, as this thread is solely from a student perspective.

Good morning guys.
Please, 1. I have a deadline of 30th of August to pay €8,000 of my tuition fee (NCI - Ireland) and I have applied for CBN's Form A (on the 3/8/2022 through Access Bank). Please, what should I do hasten it? So I can meet up?

2. My former and current employers never gave me payslips, but I am to provide a 6 Months payslip. I only received my salaries through my salary account, allowances as cash that's all nothing more. What do you advice?
I have approached my manager from the former work place, he has no idea what payslips are.

3. Seeing that I am aiming for January intake, what else should I be doing now with the time I have left?

I would really appreciate any help I can get from you guys here.

Please, point me to the top of the thread.

Jona48:
The answers to your questions and many more are in this thread if you read through from page one