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yes. they are hard to come by especially in my own city. i heard its better in helsinki and environs. never been there but here in oulu, its a bit hard and thats true, u stand a better chance when people who work take u to their boss.. so u will be considered for the next available position..

adebasket97:
"Jobs"

Do you mean casual jobs are "very hard" to cme by also...like vendors and the rest. And as my peeps up there said na man know man thing o "connection things"

sure, you fit work nah.. just like jobs are hard to come by

30card:
thanks but what I really want to know is there a way to make extra income for one to sustain himself?

sure u can now.. you can remove the money from ur account after you have your permit

dailydolar:
as r saying u r not expected to remove the cash in ur account even after dey give d visa? cos na borrow me wan borrow d cash ooo once dem give me visa i return back to d owner and use my own remaining cash ooo

sure you are expected to have 6720 euro in ur account and with their calculation its an average of 560 per month. that estimate should last a year or at least close to a year. as average house rent where i stay (oulu) is 215euro/month so u have like 300 more to survive so its quite enough

30card:
Guys who are already in finland studying how are you guys surviving?
arr you still living on the money you had in your account? let us know

Iceberg have spoken well. Hyva Poika

iceberg54:
I think i need to make it clearer now..

There is no general rule about how and when the money should be deposited. The fact is, u need to have 6720 euros for a year's permit. Hence you need to be able to convince the guy handling your file in migri. However from experience, take note of the following.

* They require SOA for the past 3 months (I noticed 3 months is being mentioned here. It used to be 6 months. Not aware of the change)
* Make sure the account has been active for that period. If possible, intentionally put money in it from time to time and withdraw. Just to make it active. Dont open a new account today and deposit 1.5m there tomorrow.
* Even if u have the 1.5m at once, try to drop it in the account in bits. Like 3-4 installments.
* Make sure that all those deposits are either self deposits or deposited by your sponsor. They will go through every line of transaction and if an huge amount was deposited by someone other than you or your sponsor, they will ask questions.
* Now, when u apply, at the embassy, on interview day, u will fill a consent form. This authorizes the embassy to request for your statement from the bank directly. This means that, be prepared to have that 1.5m there for the entire application period. You can perform transactions on the account but dont let the balance fall below 1.5m at any point in time.
* When embassy receives the application, they dont process it. They forward it to migri in Finland. Between 2wks-1month after you apply, migri will contact u directly asking for some additional documents. This includes your SOA from the date you visited embassy till the date you were contacted by migri. So from there they will know if you actually withdrew the money immediately u applied. So its best to leave the money there throughout. Just plead to the owner of the money and if possible tell them before hand.

When you eventually get your RP, you can wipe out your account same day.

I hope this helps.

Cheers!!

Yes i did. Dropped it in my car but if u r nt going wv a car then its advisable to drop it at home

bumitek02:
For people that have written iELTS, did you go to the test with your phone?

Oulu ni o

adebasket97: @sirkezman, where u dy too

adebasket97: Thank God o.....when I no see una...hope you're good bro. And hope the cold is not too much o.....lol......

cold never start jare. Temp na like 14 now so its still ok. I de wait for d real cold

Loool no b so. Settling down no b small thing bro. And u knw registration and all. Buh thank God sha. Every is getting sorted gradually.
How ur side

adebasket97: Abeg network no dy the finland ni....all our guys wy don enter we no dy see dm again ooo.........

My sch did d certification for me. They will stamp d photocopy of ur certificate and sign. Thats all

Ayesa: "an officiallycertified copy of a Bachelor’s Degree certificate and a transcript of records." please how do I certify my
bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering I know that transcript will be sent by my school

Thanks bro. I eventually chose Norwegian airline. Got a cheaper deal wv them. Thanks once again

iceberg54: Boss, apparently there was a slight problem with nairaland. I replied day before yday but my post disappeared later.

Checked for FINNAIR.

For normal tickets (i.e. without offers), u can check-in 2 bags (max 23kg each), in addition to one hand luggage. For your intended date, the price is around 370 euros. Plus/minus 3 days, money is refundable.

Currently there's an offer to Oulu. Price is about 80 euros. flights cant be rescheduled, money non refundable. Check in allowance of 1 bag(max 23kg).

Excess baggage fee: 40 euros for 2nd bag, 60 euros for 3rd and subsequent bags.

So as a sharp naija guy, if you are very sure of the date, book the offer ticket and pay extra euros if you have more than one bag.

Cheers sir!

Bros all ds information are on Google. I did IELTS and got my material on Google and studied for 2 weeks and still got 7. Just type free toefl test to Google and get d dumps

Holudarey01: please I need TOEFL and GRE study materials. my mail is ogunkunleemmanuel@rocketmail.com

It's mandatory to send ur sponsors SOA. They need to be sure of the source of the funds u get? The best thing is to send all documents they might need to avoid further delay

adebasket97: The 6720euros must be in your account and not your dad's account. Also, to show that you're really capable you can present your dad's S0A but I don't think its mandatory.

Mother tongue just choose English and move on. On d insurance yes do for a yr since ur rp will b for a yr and u will renew it when u get to Finland. Send an email to d embassy and apply for a date. Send ur documents 2 2weeks to embassy. Make sure u attach ur sponsors letter,statement of account, your statement of account, your employment letter etc to ur migri page. To avoid unnecessary delay in d processing of ur application

best2com: Hello everyone, As I was applyinh for RP online, The Mother tongue selection part, there was no "Ibo".. Anyone experienced this before? Help Me please.
And, how did you go about with the whole stuff? Did you apply online, then request for an interview with the embassy to submit the original papers or any other procedure? Thank you

@iceberg54 broda do u knw if local flights from helsinki to oulu charge for luggages? I need to book since i will get to helsinki by sept 3. Kindky treat as urgent

iceberg54: Boss , HND isn't accepted for masters admission.

Abeg who has a link to apply for accommodation in Oulu. Please help a brother



quote author=ganasy]Please house I am going to Helsinki for the next winter for my exchange semeter but the accomodation HOAS offered is only till december. So now am looking for a private one.
Someone here gave me links to private places but now i cant find it here.
Can anybody please help me on how to find a place?[/quote]

Cool. My RP has been granted today

iceberg54: Yes boss!

thanks man
i believe too

u in finland aiidy?

iceberg54: Lol......mine was like every 30 minutes.

The online application really made the stuff faster.

The notification usually comes about 2wks after a decision has been made. That is what it takes them to manufacture the card and send to embassy in naija.

Don't worry, if it were negative, u would have been notified already.

Congrats in advance sir!

there is no special material for ielts. just type ielts blog or ielts listening/writing test for google and use that to practice. i practised for a week and got 7.5.

Inufele1: Guys please help us with study materials

I applied for 2. Envi and economic geo. Admitted for economic geo after an interview. Envi said they had too many applicants so they denied me

jeffoe: congrats, which course, I would be applying for environmental engineering in oulu, how many courses did u apply for,

Didnt get d pm

[Qquote author=Bunmiemich]
still being processed ni o, got a request for supplement yesterday though. Did u do online/paper? D suspense na die, Lolz. Sent u a PM[/quote]

Did online. Its faster and u can track it. Wont advise anyone to do paper since they still have to post it to finland. Mine has been processed o. Have u replied to d supplement request? They said a decision has been made on my application and the appropriate authority will contact me. I de wait for d good news bro

Bunmiemich: still being processed ni o, got a request for supplement yesterday though. Did u do online/paper? D suspense na die, Lolz. Sent u a PM

amen. thanks man. i check my email every hr daily. the suspense is too much but im sure it will be positive.

IllCheez: Salutations to all the generals in the house. @Bunmiemich and @sirkezman, congratulations in advance as you shall receive good news soon. Congratulation @chief-adebasket on your language test; just the start of testimonies yet to come and @whyna formerly Madam Petra, yours shall go smoothly too and we are waiting for your testimony. Congratulations to everyone in advance waiting to apply for the next admission round.

3rd of July? wow. whats ur status showing now? did mine on the 26th of june.
can i have ur number? lets talk

Bunmiemich: Did my interview on d 3rd and I submitted my application online (I bin dey avoid d extra 6K ni o)

well if have the funds and a good source of income. then there is no need for sponsor.. just have a good source of income and necessary documents

adebasket97: Yup bro. This is the main reason I asked about the embassy stuff. Is it compulsory to provide a sponsors SOA. If I have the cash in my account and no sponsor, any drawback?

yes o. when did you visit the embassy? did you do online or paper application?

Bunmiemich: @sirkezman, good one, good to kno you got in, mine is Aalto sha - ll love 2 hook up with ya. Make we dey wait 4 migri, hopefully we'll av good news.

Hmm interview at the embassy was cool. It's a written interview. I was given a form to fill majorly about the funds in my account. And did my finger print. Make sure u make photocopies of all ur documents. Didn't make d one for my sponsors bank statement and mine. Took me a while to get a place to get it done at asokoro

adebasket97: Okay man..try to post your experience at the embassy, we can also learn from that.

im going soon by God's grace. Univ of Oulu

adebasket97: Okay bro. Still waiting for them to send the paper result.
Boss are you now in finland or about going? Which uni were you admitted to.

yes. i did. UAF only need a copy of your english test for all your applications. once they verify it, it will be in your profile

adebasket97: Did you photocopied it and included it in each of the course docs you applied for?

Ielts usually send one original copy.

congrat. first step done. if u going for ur masters, start thinking of your motivational letter. i applied to 3 schs. i was admitted to one. the admission is getting harder by the day...

adebasket97: Make I no quote long texts...
@jeff the exam was cool o....got 7.0 overall.
I don't think they repeat questions.
I read the book for two weeks and I practice the writing part using online helps.

I did the exam early cos I thought I won't be able to make it o...lol....na money money dy my brain...lolz.

you can submit the paper copy of your ielts result with other documents you will send in december. i did mine that way and they accepted it.

WhyNa: @Jeffoe e don tey wey U show face here o. Nyways what do U tink about IELTS and submitting exam results early