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Adeleyeibrahim:
I greet everyone. Please is IELTS general (UKVI) acceptable?

It’s acceptable

Please what's the prospect of lawyers in Finland. Can they easily get a job

Outstandingmam:


Legalization is for marriage certificate and birth certificates if you're going with your family.

I greet you, please the legalization of birth certificate, is it just that of the itted students or the dependant must be legalized also.

oak202:


I can see you didn't read my last post before you posted this message which i said all your certified documents have to be ed on https://enterfinland.fi/eServices//

To God be the glory, i have 3 junior ones in Finland and one has gotten his port last year. Mind you i’m a Senior level officer with Lagos State Government before you ask me what i’m doing in Nigeria.

Any information i put out here is through my experience because i personally assisted them through the processes.

I will soon share testimony of 2 other people here very soon because one of them had done his biometric at VFS,Abuja on Tuesday & interview at Finnish Embassy , Abuja on Wednesday.

I might not know about any other school process in Finland but for Vamia Vocational School, do not doubt my information.

God bless you

Your information about Vamia is correct. I filled the form and waiting to hear from them. Please i would like to chat with you. How can i get you in Facebook or WhatsApp? I need more information.

Pls house,for those of you who went as couple under the student visa application. Pls concerning the proof of funds,will it be in a separate or be in the main applicants . Will each of the couple have separate proof of funds or all will be ed in the main applicants . Tanks

biggal:
Please what's the prospect of lawyers in Finland. Can they easily get a job

extremely hard to get a job as a Nigerian lawyer migrating to Finland. I haven’t heard of such before, perhaps you might be the first

hikiki:
Pls house,for those of you who went as couple under the student visa application. Pls concerning the proof of funds,will it be in a separate or be in the main applicants . Will each of the couple have separate proof of funds or all will be ed in the main applicants . Tanks

ed

Zabiboy:

ed

Thank you sir..

Wow

Txxxx:
extremely hard to get a job as a Nigerian lawyer migrating to Finland. I haven’t heard of such before, perhaps you might be the first

Boss, do you know anyone studying in Forssa? A Naija guy seriously needs accomodation.

Zabiboy:

ed

Please for those that have someone in Vamia already, or has gone through the process, do dey conduct interviews for shortlisted candidates before giving ission?

Chrishertz8:
Please for those that have someone in Vamia already, or has gone through the process, do dey conduct interviews for shortlisted candidates before giving ission?

Someone told me they did interview in January, so I don't know if they'll do for this last application.

hardeyeanc:
Hello ma,

I have been going through this thread and I will say you have been trying your best to answer all questions without insult or harsh response... God bless u...
My question is on this legalization of certificate; I understand marriage certificate and birth certificate is to legalized in the ministry of foreign affairs while educational certificates should be done in ministry of education.. but
1 . do you have idea how much it will cost to get this things done?
it's not really expensive. I don't think you should spend more than 3k per document for attestation. Or maybe 5k if they too want to start thinking of dollar increase

2. Must we travel to Abuja to get all these things done or it can be process in Lagos The federal ministries are in Abuja. I did mine there. I don't know if they do in Lagos

3. At what point do we need the legalized documents? Before applying for ission or after we have gotten the ission and we want to put in study permit application or RP as the case may be?
I started mine after I got ission letter. If your faith is strong enough, maybe you can start now before you get ission but I won't advise you to

4. You mentioned €220 in on of your post, to be paid to Finnish embassy in Abuja or VFS is this payment for the all documents or per document
It's per document and you'll pay the naira equivalent

Adeleyeibrahim:

I greet you, please the legalization of birth certificate, is it just that of the itted students or the dependant must be legalized also.

Only the children of the marriage must all have their birth certificates legalized.

Pls do finland universities accept proficiency in English language? Because I'm planning to apply this September intake coming up on the 4th of September

Thank you sir. I guess with the dependant husband/wife as well?

Outstandingmam:


Only the children of the marriage must all have their birth certificates legalized.

Hello Mates

Just thought I might be of help to prospective Applicant who would like to apply for a MASTER degree programme in Finland. The application period will start in 1st of December 2012 to January 2013, And if you would like to apply and need genuine information, kindly post it here and I will get back to you.

you can visit www.universityissions.fi to get acquainted on how to apply and the school requirement on each courses, its very easy and straight forward.
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Lets do this together

Please, do you have any information on how to apply in any of their vocational or technical institutions??

Adeleyeibrahim:
Thank you sir. I guess with the dependant husband/wife as well?

To legalize the marriage certificate, the birth certificate or NPC birth attestation of the wife and the affidavit of marriage must be attested at foreign affairs.

The WAEC/Neco certificate must be attested at ministry of education and foreign affairs.

These attestations are to prove the identity of the wife whether she's the student or dependent since she must have done change of name.

Thanks as always sir, this is quite explanatory.
One more question on this please. After all the documents mentioned has ed through MOE & MOFA, which of them will through second legalization by VFS global?

Outstandingmam:


To legalize the marriage certificate, the birth certificate or NPC birth attestation of the wife and the affidavit of marriage must be attested at foreign affairs.

The WAEC/Neco certificate must be attested at ministry of education and foreign affairs.

These attestations are to prove the identity of the wife whether she's the student or dependent since she must have done change of name.

Adeleyeibrahim:
Thanks as always sir, this is quite explanatory.
One more question on this please. After all the documents mentioned has ed through MOE & MOFA, which of them will through second legalization by VFS global?

Every document you attested at the ministry will go to VFS. They'll serve as for the marriage and children's birth certificates you want to legalize

Outstandingmam:


Every document you attested at the ministry will go to VFS. They'll serve as for the marriage and children's birth certificates you want to legalize

Good evening ma, if the couple are not going with the kids for now,would you advise we legalize theirs alongside ours at same time? Would the request for theirs, knowing we r not going with them

Riveria will open two programs by September 4th but you'll need to apply with Duolingo.
See details here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cJceccw1c&feature=youtu.be


Anybody with idea how to pay for Duolingo test, because naija debit card isn't working.

newhere1234:
Riveria will open two programs by September 4th but you'll need to apply with Duolingo.
See details here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cJceccw1c&feature=youtu.be


Anybody with idea how to pay for Duolingo test, because naija debit card isn't working.

Try Wema mastercard but ensure that you have up to x2 of the displayed amount in your card

Thanks for your response ma,

But the question 4 is still not clear to me... Are u saying I will pay €220 each to legalize the following documents
1. Marriage certificate
2. Birth certificate (for me)
3. Birth certificate for 2 dependants
3. BSC. Certificate
4 O, level totalling €1320[quote author=Outstandingmam post=125414181][/quote]

hardeyeanc:
Thanks for your response ma,

But the question 4 is still not clear to me... Are u saying I will pay €220 each to legalize the following documents
1. Marriage certificate
2. Birth certificate (for me)
3. Birth certificate for 2 dependants
3. BSC. Certificate
4 O, level totalling €1320

€220 for marriage certificate
€220 for each of your children's birth certificate. So for a family with 2 children, your price will be €660.

These are the only documents you need to legalize for the purpose of resident permit application. However, they'll need attestation at the ministry of foreign affairs before going to VFS.

For the wife, in addition ,she'll need to attest her birth certificate or NPC attestation letter, affidavit of marriage and waec/neco. These attestations are needed to authenticate her identity since she must be bearing a new name now as a result of marriage.

hikiki:

Good evening ma, if the couple are not going with the kids for now,would you advise we legalize theirs alongside ours at same time? Would the request for theirs, knowing we r not going with them

Yes I strongly advise you do them and just keep. You won't need to redo it when it's time for them to you. , you must mention them in the forms you'll fill now so just go ahead and do them now.

Outstandingmam:


If they proceed without that legalized document which they expressly demanded, it'll most likely result in a negative decision.

In the request for additional information, they would have given you an option of explaining why you can't tender it now. Follow their instructions and let them know about your constraints

Thank you for all your help I just got a positive decision on my application

Outstandingmam:


Yes I strongly advise you do them and just keep. You won't need to redo it when it's time for them to you. , you must mention them in the forms you'll fill now so just go ahead and do them now.

Thanks you ma

Positivitttty11:


Thank you for all your help I just got a positive decision on my application

This is very great news. Wish you success as you embark on this journey

Outstandingmam:


Yes I strongly advise you do them and just keep. You won't need to redo it when it's time for them to you. , you must mention them in the forms you'll fill now so just go ahead and do them now.

Ma pls,sorry for my disturbance..does a dependent wishing to follow his or her spouse to study in Finland also pay for Resident permit application fee?

hikiki:

Ma pls,sorry for my disturbance..does a dependent wishing to follow his or her spouse to study in Finland also pay for Resident permit application fee?

Yes

donbrowser:


Try Wema mastercard but ensure that you have up to x2 of the displayed amount in your card

Thanks a lot, I appreciate.