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Hey everyone,
I keep seeing posts from Nigerian students asking about study permits and immigration but nobody really talks about the document gathering stage. Trust me this is where most people mess up and waste months of time. Let me share what I've learned.
The biggest mistake I see is people waiting until they get admission before sorting out their documents. By then you're already racing against deadlines and some of these things take forever in Nigeria. Your transcript alone can take 2-3 months from some universities, police clearance is another headache, and dont even get me started on authenticating documents at the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you're serious about traveling for the 2026/2027 session, you should already be moving.
Here's what you need to start gathering now: your international passport (obviously), all your academic certificates and transcripts from secondary school to your highest qualification, your WAEC or NECO results, language test scores like IELTS or TOEFL, bank statements showing consistent funding not just a random lump sum deposit, reference letters, birth certificate, and medical reports if your country requires them. For Canada specifically you'll also need biometrics and possibly a GIC depending on your situation. Each country has small differences but these basics apply almost everywhere. I actually found a pretty detailed breakdown for Nigerian students here https://ngcareer.chickenstarter.com/documents-needed-for-studying-abroad/ that covers everything by country which saved me alot of confusion.
Anyone else currently in the document gathering phase? What's giving you the most wahala?
I keep seeing posts from Nigerian students asking about study permits and immigration but nobody really talks about the document gathering stage. Trust me this is where most people mess up and waste months of time. Let me share what I've learned.
The biggest mistake I see is people waiting until they get admission before sorting out their documents. By then you're already racing against deadlines and some of these things take forever in Nigeria. Your transcript alone can take 2-3 months from some universities, police clearance is another headache, and dont even get me started on authenticating documents at the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you're serious about traveling for the 2026/2027 session, you should already be moving.
Here's what you need to start gathering now: your international passport (obviously), all your academic certificates and transcripts from secondary school to your highest qualification, your WAEC or NECO results, language test scores like IELTS or TOEFL, bank statements showing consistent funding not just a random lump sum deposit, reference letters, birth certificate, and medical reports if your country requires them. For Canada specifically you'll also need biometrics and possibly a GIC depending on your situation. Each country has small differences but these basics apply almost everywhere. I actually found a pretty detailed breakdown for Nigerian students here https://ngcareer.chickenstarter.com/documents-needed-for-studying-abroad/ that covers everything by country which saved me alot of confusion.
Anyone else currently in the document gathering phase? What's giving you the most wahala?