WASAF 2016

WASAF 2016

Date: 27^th April, 2016

Venue: LCCI Conference Centre, Back of MKO Gardens, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos

Time: 10am (prompt)

Discounted Fee: N2,000 naira only

Every year, thousands of Nigerian students plans to abroad for either work or study, or both; as most international students are eligible to work while studying abroad. But out of these majority, only a minute few realize their dreams of studying/work abroad as a result of so many factors like: cost of studying abroad, scarce option of institutions to choose from as a result of high tuition fees, meeting the wrong agent, lack of advice/counselling on visa application, documents required for visa, wrong choice of countries, visa packaging among other factors.

Some others who have the financial wherewithal to pursue their dreams of studying abroad, but have those dreams thwarted because they meet the wrong agent. Others who desires greener pasture abroad after completing their studies in Nigeria, do not know how to get their dream jobs abroad and the right agent to approach.

Meeting the needs of prospective Nigerian students who want to either work or study abroad, that is why Work & Study Abroad Fair (WASAF) came on board.

This would be the 3^rd edition of WASAF as we have been organizing this for the past three years. Organizing fair, study abroad presentation and student’s recruitment is the norm of education recruitment agencies. But what makes WASAF different from other programmes is that opportunities the programme presents, and for the fact there are array of choices available to the participants. Most agents just do let’s say, UK or Canada or Europe. But WASAF brings everthing together in one venue in one place, and whether you are planning to study or work, live abroad, or just travel abroad, WASAF has all the answer for your question. WASAF is a one-stop solution to all your overseas needs.  It is not just a study/work abroad seminar, it is a panacea to all your overseas needs.

This year’s WASAF, we will be focusing on close to forty countries like: the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Checks Republic, Georgia, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Australia, France, Turkey, Cyprus, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, India, Slovenia, Mauritius, Dubai, Hungary, Barbados, Austria, Norway, Finland, Malaysia, Philippines, Belarus. Brazil, South Africa, etc.

The other aspect of WASAF is on the work abroad programme. All international students can work while studying for about 20 hours per week in almost all countries except Ukraine and India. Medical students by virtue of their course can only work few hours or are not allowed to work at all except on long vacation. Other prospective applicants who want to work abroad after graduation also have opportunity during this workshop.

WSAF will answer the following questions

§  Where to study

§  What to study

§  Documents required to study abroad

§  Scholarship opportunities abroad and how to apply for them

§  How to get scholarship to study abroad

§  Documents required for visa

§  Why some applicants are denied visa

§  Short courses and vocational programmes

§  Work/study programme

§  Countries you can Work abroad

§  Documents required for work abroad

§  Paid Volunteer work opportunities abroad

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

1.       Why should I attend WASAF 2016? WASAF 2016 is an opportunity of a lifetime for those who have been nurturing the dreams of studying/work abroad. Most times, some opportunities present themselves to us, but we toy with it, thinking that Mr. Opportunity will always come. But we are mistaken as the opportunity we fail to grab or seize now, may never present itself until 15 or 20 years later. WASAF then is an opportunity to have all the question bothering you about studying/working abroad answered. The reason why you need to attend WASAF are stated below:

You will be given on the spot assessment and free counselling on either studying or working abroad.

You will have all the questions bothering you answered

You will be given counselling on where to study, affordable tuition fees and how to apply

You will be exposed to scholarship opportunities

You will be presented on array of choices on work abroad opportunities and how to apply

You have the opportunity to meet the right education agent to fulfil your needs

2.       Why makes WASAF different from other recruitment programme/fair/exhibition? WASAF is different from other fair, exhibition or presentation because we are giving you a choice to choose from close to forty countries at the same time whether you plan to study abroad or work abroad, you will have a choose among all the countries listed. We have suddenly discovered that many prospective students are shifting their focus from some countries that are too expensive or beyond reach in terms of tuition fees and some other restriction. One good example is the UK. Students are now exploring study options in Canada and other European countries like: Turkey, Cyprus, Belarus, Austria, Slovenia, Bulgaria, etc. Another reason why you need to attend WASAF is because of our expertise. We are experienced in handling students’ admission, work visa, tourist visa and how to package visa application. Apart from this, we also advise students on scholarships. There are some universities that are offering 100% tuition fees for undergraduate and post-graduate programme. But only few students know about this. That is why we came on board to advise prospective students on choice of study. Besides, many people wants to work abroad, but falls into the hands of wrong agents who swindle them and at the end they get frustrated.

3.       What should I expect from WASAF? At WASAF, you should be expecting all your study/work abroad needs met. Sometimes, we invite our partner universities who assesses students’ documents and offer on the spot admission to qualified students. We also give them free counselling on visa application and documents required to process either study or work visa.

4.       What should I bring along? If you are prospective student planning to study abroad, bring along photocopies/originals of your: birth certificate, WAEC or NECO result, international passport, CV, 2 passport photographs, testimonial, Degree certificate/statement of result, transcript, (if you are a graduate). If you just want to work abroad, just come with 2 passport photograph, copies of certificates, international passport and CV.

5.       Does WASAF attracts a fee? Yes. The Fee has been subsidized and it is just Two Thousand Naira only.

6.       How do I pay and when is the deadline for payment? You can pay through our bank account before 25^th April, 2016.

Bank: DIAMOND BANK PLC

Account Name: GEMSLAND NIGERIA LTD

Account Number: 0022397510.

After this date, you will pay 3,000 at the venue.

7.       Can I still meet your after the event if I was unable to attend WASAF? Yes. You can meet us in our office at:

Gemsland Study Abroad & Tours

Plot 24B Gbemisola House, Ojodu-Isheri Road,

Omole Bus Stop,

Omole, Ikeja

Lagos.

You can also reach us by phone email or through the social media provided below

Tel: 08068376778, 08023356925

E-mail: gemslandstudyabroad@gmail.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/gemslandstudyabroad

Twitter: www.twitter.com/gemslandstudyab

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/gemslandstudyabroad

Blog: www.blogspot.com/gemslandstudyabroad

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Canada Introduces New Visa Requirement

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is moving to implement a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) requirement for foreign visitors this year, including international students.

Modelled on similar programmes in the US and Australia, the eTA applies to all visiting students from visa-exempt countries whether travelling on a tourist or student visa. US citizens are among those exempt from the eTA requirements, as are diplomatic officials and travellers in transit to the United States.

According to CIC, “The number of visa-exempt foreign nationals travelling to Canada on a temporary basis per year is significantly larger than the number of visa-required travellers. For example, visa-exempt foreign nationals, excluding US citizens, represent approximately 74% of foreign nationals who arrive by air in Canada.”

Apply online

Visitors to Canada are now encouraged to apply for an eTA at the earliest opportunity, even before booking travel arrangements. As of 1 August 2015, applications can be made online. CIC has indicated that many authorisations are granted within minutes of application but that their intention otherwise is to process files within 72 hours. Each application costs CDN$7 (US$5) and once issued an eTA is electronically linked to the applicant’s passport and valid for a period of five years.

The introduction of pre-screening

The purpose of the eTA is to pre-screen visitors before they arrive at a Canadian airport. A statement from CIC notes that travellers are asked to provide “basic personal information similar to what is currently collected when they arrive in Canada. The only difference now is that Canada will know the answers to these questions before their arrival. The answers to a few simple questions given in the eTA application will be used to pre-screen travellers to ensure that they are not inadmissible to Canada.”

Put another way, the goal of the programme is to facilitate travel for low-risk visitors and, at the same time, to remove any uncertainty about a visitor’s admissibility. Up until the introduction of the eTA, visa-exempt foreign visitors have not been screened for admissibility until they arrive at a port of entry in Canada and this lack of pre-screening leaves room for the possibility that a visitor could be denied permission to enter the country on arrival.

CIC reports, “In 2012/13, the total number of visa-exempt foreign nationals who arrived in Canada and were deemed inadmissible for entry at air ports of entry was 7,055. This resulted in significant expense, delay and inconvenience for these foreign nationals, other travellers, the airlines and the Canadian government. Reasons for refusal can include membership in terrorist organisations, espionage, participation in war crimes or crimes against humanity, international human rights violations, membership in organised crime groups, criminality, or issues endangering public health, such as tuberculosis.”

Timing is everything

The new eTA requirements come fully into force on 15 March 2016. Anyone arriving in Canada after that date, from a visa-exempt country, must have an eTA. Those that don’t can be refused entry to Canada, or may be prevented from boarding their flight to Canada from abroad.

There is another important timing consideration for students entering Canada this summer and fall for longer-term studies under a Canadian study permit. A further statement from CIC notes that, “International students from visa-exempt countries who get their study permit on or after 1 August 2015, will automatically be issued an eTA, along with their permit. However, study permit holders who received their permit on or before 31 July 2015, will need to get an eTA if they plan to leave Canada and return by air, starting 15 March 2016.”

This opens the door to a scenario that officials and educators are keen to avoid: students who received a study permit before the end of July arriving in Canada for their studies, and then exiting the country and attempting to return after 15 March 2016 without an eTA. Any such students engaged in a longer-term study in Canada (and with a study permit issued before 1 August 2015) must now take care to apply for an eTA before making plans to exit and re-enter Canada after mid-March 2016.

The backdrop

News of eTA arrives on the heels of another important new policy change for Canada this year: the introduction of the Express Entry programme and its new processes and requirements for international students hoping to immigrate to Canada after their studies.

Questions remain as to the long-term impacts of the new Express Entry system, particularly in terms of how it affects the immigration prospects of foreign graduates. They are accompanied as well by recent news reports suggesting Citizenship and Immigration Canada is already struggling to keep up with increased demand from international students.

Internal CIC reports obtained by the Globe and Mail newspaper indicate that processing times for Canadian study permits have increased by 30% of late while processing times for temporary resident visas have doubled. This has led to “waiting times for visas that are weeks longer than those in Britain or the United States” and that have reduced Canada’s international competitiveness, reports the Globe.

Lisa Brunner, an international student advisor at the University of British Columbia, wrote recently on the CBIE blog about processing times for post-graduation work permits, noting, “When the possibility of permanent immigration is explicitly used as a recruitment strategy by [the Canadian government], it shocks [students] to learn just how long processing times…can actually be.”

As these commentaries suggest, it is not only the letter of official policy but also the real experience of students and the overall performance of CIC’s International Student Programmethat will ultimately determine Canada’s position in international markets. The eTA is now the latest addition to this complex arithmetic of competitiveness, and its implementation will no doubt be closely observed by stakeholders in Canada and around the world.

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WASAF 2015

WASAF 2015

What is WASAF?

WASAF is an acronym for Work and Study Abroad Fair. It is a study abroad presentation into about 35 study destinations. WASAF was borne out of the many questions and inquiries from our prospective clients on study and work abroad issues. Many people want to study abroad, but they do not know how (the right agent to approach as some have fallen victim to fraudstersion the guise of being reputable agents) Where (the countries to study) and work abroad.

As a result of these inquiries, we decided to come up with WASAF so as to answer their questions in a more interactive forum.

Although we have been organizing seminar for a long time, WASAF is a different approach to unraveling study and work abroad issues.

Why WASAF?

Every year, thousands of Nigerians go abroad to study and work ahead. But sadly, many Nigerians are still ignorant about these opportunities inherent in studying abroad apart from earning foreign certificates.  Those who are willing to study abroad do not know where to go for such advice and make their study abroad dream/ambition a reality.

To those who have finished schooling, they are planning to seek a greener pasture abroad because of the harsh economic problem and unemployment they are exposed to in their home country like Nigeria so going abroad to work looks price or an attractive offer.

·         Many of our clients have often asked: ‘Can I work and study Abroad?’ This is one of the reasons that led to organizing WASAF apart from providing scholarship opportunities to study abroad.

What would WASAF Entail?

·         Study abroad presentation

·         Study abroad in over 40 countries (destinations)      

·         Study abroad opportunities

·         Scholarship opportunities

·         Exhibition

·         Counseling

·         Work Abroad

·         How to apply for study and work visa

Countries in Focus during WASAF

·         UK

·         USA

·         Canada

·         Australia

·         New; Zealand

·         France

·         Poland

·         Cyprus

·         Malaysia

·         Georgia (Europe)

·         Dublin

·         Turkey

·         India

·         Belarus

·         Vietnam

·         Sweden

·         Germany

·         Finland

·         Denmark

·         Norway

·         China

·         Netherland

·         Spain

·         Switzerland

·         Dubai (UAE)

·         Singapore, etc

WASAF hopes to answer all these questions with our study abroad expertise

·         Where to study?

·         What to Study?

·         Tuition Cost?

·         Documents needed?

·         Scholarship opportunities available

·         Can I work and study abroad?

Besides, the presentation will also include:

·         Study Abroad presentation

·         On the spot assessment

·         Question and Answer

·         Study Abroad Exhibition

·         Work Abroad Opportunities

·         Career Counseling

Why You Should Attend WASAF

WASAF will present you with innumerable opportunities to study and work abroad. It would present you will rare opportunities that you will hardly find outside and it could be the golden and only opportunity that you have been waiting for to fulfill your dream. 

Below are some of the benefits of participating in this seminar:

·         Free counseling to study and work abroad in over 40 destinations

·         Free counseling on your career choice to work in countries like: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Dubai

·         Free visa advice from immigration experts

·         On the spot assessment for study and work abroad

·         Wide range of opportunities to study and work abroad

·         Wide range of opportunities to choose from over 40 countries

·         Scholarship opportunities into Canadian, US, UK, European, Malaysian, Ukrainian and Turkish universities

·         100% scholarship opportunities in Malaysia, Turkey, USA and Canada & France

·         Documents required to study/work abroad

·         Networking opportunities, etc

·         Countries offering free study opportunities and their websites

Marketing /Promotion Strategy

·         Social Media (Face book, Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Skype, etc)

·         Website

·         SMS

·         Flyers, handbills, sticker, Branded T-shirt

·         Newspaper advert

·         Radio/TV

·         Newspaper advert

Sustaining WASAF

WASAF would be a periodic event of Gemsland Study Abroad & Tours (GSAT). The maiden edition of WASAF December 19^th 2013 in Lagos.

Date: Saturday 12^th April, 2014

Venue: Gemsland Study Abroad & Tours (GSAT)

Plot 331, Adeyemo Akapo Street, Omole Estate

Phase 1, Omole Bus Stop,

Ojodu- Isheri Road,                                                                

Omole, Ikeja

Lagos.                

Time: 11am- 1pm

Registration: Prospective participants are encouraged to pre-register for the presentation by filling an on-line registration form which can be downloaded from the website or blog or sent to interested participants. Only duly registered will be contacted and will be made provision for.

This includes the study abroad kits and access to the study abroad presentation, exhibition and free consultation and visa advice.

Registration Deadline: Saturday July 4th, 2015

Tel: 08068376778, 8050232580

E-mail: gemslandstudyabroad@gmail.com

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