Thanks, this is an excellent and thoughtful service you are doing your
peers.
I sympathize with the frustration of these additional difficulties.
A.
On May 1, 2014 4:02 PM, "TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> That pretty much covers everything and all I'd add to this is simply:
>
> ...don't be overconfident and don't look too nervous, rather sound
> confident and listen carefully to questions too. You're better off dressed
> well. Very obvious right? Well, but sometimes these hints are taken for
> granted.
>
> Good luck to all scholarship winners and hopefully you all get to see each
> other in London!
>
>
>
>
>
> www.about.me/oralofori
> On May 1, 2014 6:50 PM, "Nkansah Rexford" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> ..... So check your inbox. If you were accepted to attend, I'll say,
>> don't be excited fully yet. A few parameters and methods need to be set and
>> called respectively. Enough of code jargons. Let's face it.
>>
>> Getting scholarship to attend Wikimania in London this year by the
>> Wikimedia Foundation DOES NOT literally mean you're there. To realize your
>> body in London, you need to first make the local United Kingdom embassy
>> satisfied that your literal body is worth entering London, and that body is
>> bound to come back. Enough of lengthy English.
>>
>> What do you need?
>>
>> 0) Submit or present a good-looking application. I don't have to say this
>> but it doesn't hurt to remind ourselves. If its an online form, be sure
>> what you're entering and where and how. And, Follow instructions as per the
>> application process. ( its like chemistry or physics high school exams in
>> Ghana; the instructions are more than the questions sometimes, so of you
>> don't follow the instructions, are likely to fail, by answering a question
>> meant for Gambians )
>>
>> 1) Bank statement - Good one
>>
>> 2) Passport - Ghana says something is called biometric, so get it koraa
>> ansa.
>>
>> 3) Birth certificate - if your birth certificate was issued earlier than
>> 2009 or so, please go for a biometric one. Trust me, Ghana with their
>> biometric, if you don't have it, you'll be frustrated.
>>
>> 4) Medical report - either from 1) a regional hospital or 2) recommended
>> hospital by the UK embassy. If you Go to mere clinics for the medical
>> report, please, I promise you you'll be disappointed.
>>
>> 5) Police report. Get it, you can get it fast, in less than 7 days.
>> However, it comes at an express price. In Ghana, you know what express
>> means. Contact me if you'll need help with the police report, I've got a
>> police 'client' at the headquarters.
>>
>> 6) Proof of sufficient financial means. Isn't that the same as bank
>> statement? No, I don't think so. The bank statement is a piece of paper
>> with perforated holes at the edges with some fade signatures and
>> credentials pertaining to the bank. The Sufficient Financial Means refers
>> to the DIGITS or Numbers on that paper. Those digits are what actually
>> proofs whether you've got enough sustainable funds to support yourself.
>> Plus you've got good track record of substantial money passing through your
>> account. It shouldn't be a billion dollar money moving in your account, but
>> once again, I say, it should be substantial.
>>
>> If you've travelled to UK before, your case might be different as you
>> know the process plus your passport will tell you've been there before.
>>
>> However, if your passport is as brand new as mine was ( mine was less
>> than 72 hours old when I presented to that old woman at the US embassy)
>> you'll need to adhere to the aforementioned requirements even tighter.
>>
>> Remember, the Wikimania team have only given you scholarship to attend,
>> NOT visa to attend. You MUST work your way out through the embassy.
>>
>> We look forward to some part of assistance from the inviting organization
>> in London, however, if YOU DO NOT satisfy all the requirements above and or
>> any other the embassy might and will likely require, don't worry much, as
>> there is little help the inviting organization can bring on board to assist
>> you.
>>
>> Wear your sleeve first, and Wikimania London team will put on the
>> remaining tie for you.
>>
>> If any questions on how to go about things, or facing challenges in visa
>> acquisition anytime, drop a message, and we can offer any tip we've got.
>>
>> Did I miss any point? Please complement with your thoughts.
>>
>> Useful resources -
>> * https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visas
>> *
>> https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/British-high-commission-accra
>> * https://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration
>>
>> rexford | google.com/+nkansahrexford | sent from tab
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