I didn’t use education bond.

CastedDude:
Congratulations to you. There are still some early July apllicants yet to get their visas. Did you use education bond?

Visa issued �
Submitted 15th July
Got to Embassy on the 16th
Stamped 28 of August
Got it today 30th August

Thank you all for the help directly or indirectly.

God bless you all.

I pray for a positive response for everyone still awaiting.

Congratulations. I’m going to UL too. I just sent an email. Do respond to it.

SweetestGirl:
Visa Issued!!!



Submitted on the 17th of July.

Stamped on 24th August.

Delivered today!!!



Yaaay I'm so happy..

All the best to those who are yet to receive theirs.. Your testimony is coming soon..

Ireland here I come!!!

Anyone going to University of Limerick??

What school?

Pelumos:
Do students resume after the orientation cos i dont know any july applicant who has been applied and I applied towards 3rd week in July and meant to resume on Sep 2nd

Thank you so much.

PartnerusIsBack:
Congrats to all those who have secured their visas and I say a warm welcome to the Republic of Ireland. Someone prior before now has already stated the procedures to settling down here on arrival and so there won’t be need for me to repeat same. I am only going to give my advise based on personal experience. Please let it be noted here that whatsoever I state here is entirely my personal opinion and remains that way.
First, I will start with the positive sides. Ireland is a nice place to study and work with lots of opportunities. If you are the hardworking type and not extravagant, be rest assured that you will be able to meet your personal needs and still have a sizeable amount as savings too. The country is to a gross extent highly secured, good infrastructure and lots of other features associated with first world countries. No doubt, you will find it worthwhile studying and working here in Ireland.
To the other side of the coin, Ireland like everywhere else won’t give you what you deserve but that which you fight for. What do I mean? There is nothing like empathy here. No one gives a damn about you. You are entirely responsible for everything concerning you. Imagine your landlord or landlady wave at you as she drives pass you just as you stand at the bus top waiting for the Dublin bus even though she heading same direction as you. Please don’t misunderstand it all. It’s just their communal principle I guess. It’s same thing we call OYO. No one fucking cares if you exist. So please do not come here thinking empathy will get you anywhere. Nope it won’t. You will only get what you truly fought for and rightfully deserve. .
Secondly, racism here is taking a whole new dimension. Here in Ireland they don’t exhibit it openly but rather do so in what I would tag a polite way. What would you call a situation where it’s rare to see them sit next to you inside the bus except mostly in scenario where the bus is filled up and there isn’t any space left? My brother, please don’t feel bad when you experience this cause you are most obviously going to witness such from time to time. It’s just a norm for them here with the elderly ones exempted. The older ones can easily identify with you but same isn’t the situation with the younger folks. So please brace up and start developing thick skin cause you are obviously going to need that here.
For those of you that will be retiring home from work at odd hours of the night, please turn deaf ears to junkies if you ever come across them. This problem is not peculiar to Ireland only. Is everywhere but my advise is that you turn deaf ears to their rantings if you ever come across them for your personal safety.
Lastly, please carry yourselves as ambassadors of Nigeria. Keep the flag flying here and refrain from acts capable of denting our already battered image as a country. I once scolded a fellow able bodied Nigerian fellow who has made it a habit of begging at odd hours of the night at the city center. On the pretense of been stranded and needed financial assistance to get home. I first fell for it only for him to come again another night unknowing it was me. But for the fact that we are same national I would have called the Garda officials who were close proximity from where I was to effect his arrest. Please for the newbies, if you ever come across him at odd hours of the night, don’t fall for that gimmick as he only approaches black guys.
Ireland is a land of opportunities. Lots of both blue and white collar jobs. Work hard and be proud of your humble beginning. It’s never ever going to be easy. I repeat, it won’t be easy at first but with time as time passes by, things will begin to work for your good IF and ONLY IF you are steadfast and hardworking. Please avoid toxic friends here. Trust me they are much here. I know many who started very focused at first and then as time passes by they lost it and it’s now jamboree. Always remember your family And where you come from. Don’t ever be carried away with staying in Ireland cause that’s not achievement.
Making it in Ireland and coming back home to assist your family and folks in whatever possible is the real achievement.
One last comment, for the guys, if you have a serious relationship back home, please do not jettison it cause here, their young white girls mostly prefer their white guys. Ireland isn’t fully ripe like the UK and America when it comes to inter racial relationships and marriage.
For my newbies sisters, as funny as it may sound, 99% percent of the time these white folks will accost you is just for paid bedroom pleasure and nothing more. Sadly enough, this has turned few of our female folks here into something else. But notwithstanding, sizeable proportion of them still hold sway in high esteem and seriously committed in exhibiting high levels of morality imbibe in our African culture. So please don’t leave that poor guy back home with the hope that you will catch one sweet clean white dude here..lol
Congratulations to all those that have been granted their visas and my wish and prayer is for those awaiting theirs will be granted too. One love!

Pelumos:
Lagos or Abuja? I applied on the 25th. When are you resuming?

Lagos. 2nd of September

Pelumos:
Anyone who applied within the past 2 weeks?

I applied on the 15th of July.

Wobo123:


I called the embassy today. I was asked of my passport number which I obliged. After checking, I was then told to call back next week Monday for the status of my application. I would like to stay off- campus. With a positive outcome from my application, I will proceed to making concrete plans for accommodation.

Okay. Congratulations in advance then. Im sourcing for off-campus accommodation too. It’s just best to find a temporary accommodation for the first few days. I haven’t gotten that as well.

We have a whatsapp group of Nigerians going to UL. Drop your phone number if you’d like to join

tamaratare:
Good day all,
I've been refused study permit a 3* (Canada), right now I want to try Ireland, Limerick University to be precise. Do I need ielts to get admission offer. Thanks

Unconditional offer letter? Yes
Then you make payment of around 7000 to get your visa supporting letter.

Wobo123:
#dkmdebugin I also have UL admission. I applied for visa on 14th June at Abuja. I also still awaiting visa approval.

It’s nice to meet you @wobo123
You should get your visa this week judging from the trend.

Have you secured accommodation?

Hello everyone,

Is there any other prospective or current student of University of Limerick on here?

Cc @thanos3000

Regards.

Predict mine. I applied July 15 & it got to Abuja on the 16th. When will I get a response?

Cc @Tikaton

Tikaton:
My prediction is accurate

Hello everyone,

I’m new here.

I just applied for my visa on Monday 15th of July via the Lagos VFS. From the trend so far, the embassy should recieve my application next week 22 of July which is only 6 weeks from when my school resumes (2nd of September). Most of the Lagos successful applications took around 8 weeks & few days. So my question is;

Is it true that the processing period will be cut short by prioritizing applications for students resuming around September?

Regards.