Increment in Fuel Surcharges of Flight

Dear MP's,

For those who are flying Glasgow by EMIRATES, the fuel surcharges has been increased.MSL just received news from most airlines today regarding on the increment. It was said that the new fuel surcharge has been announced due to the escalating fuel prices.

New charge for those who are taking:

one-way flight: RM120

two-way flight: RM240

In addition, Mr Hira prefers to settle all the payments only after we have received our CAS letter.

Another striking news is that the British High Commissioner might change their policy regarding on requirement of IELTS. I knew we were informed by the officers of Uni of Strathclyde that it's no longer a requirement for us during our last briefing in IMU. However, Mr Hira mentioned that there might be changes regarding on this issue and he will inform us latest by next week.

Please spread this to your friends!!thanks.

Slip and CAS letter

Dear MP's,

I've just received news from AAD. Ms.Santha said there is a SLIP which contains our personal log in ID to University of Strathclyde, in that slip, we will know how to log in by using the ID.This is important as Uni of Strathclyde will send us our CAS LETTER to this account later and we are required to print it out. Therefore we need to check the new account on and off once we get the slip.

We need to get the SLIP directly from IMU INDIVIDUALLY as this relates to personal ID log in. For those who are unable to get it directly from IMU, it is a MUST to prepare a letter authorizing another person or your friend to collect the slip which contains the personal ID on behalf of you.

The slip can be collected from TODAY onwards. An important note here is CAS letter will be released any time by this or next week.Therefore please log in to the new account and check it routinely.

Please spread to your friends!!Thanks.

Application of Letter of Good Conduct

Dear MP's,

Just got informed that the application for the Certificate of Good Conduct (CoGD) is now MUST be done ONLINE. The old form which we got from e-mail can no longer be used.

1. Go to http://kln.gov.my/web/guest/home
2. Select the MFA homepage, then select e-consular on the right side of the webpage
3. You need to register in order to fill in the form. Use your IC number as your user ID.
4. Log in and fill in the application for the CoGD
5. Fill in everything except the employment part
6. Upload your photo (optional). You can paste your photo later if you do not have the soft copy.
7. When you are done, print the completed form (make sure you print it with colour printer, because black and white photo is not acceptable).
8. Sign and date the form
9.You still can use the old Akuan/Declaration form and get the Pesuruhjaya Sumpah signature.
10. Submit the form either by counter/postage.

Please refer to the web page regarding on important things to submit, and please tell you friends around. Thanks.

Sincerely apologize for those who have printed out the form which I've previously sent to you guys. Very sorry.

Yee Lin

Fly off preparations

Dear MP's,

I know that most of you are anxiously waiting for news about CAS letter but sorry that I still haven't get any reply from AAD. Withouht the CAS letter we cannot start application for VISA. Here are some of the things which we can do meanwhile.

1. Download the VISA application forms and Appendix 8 self-assessment form. Here are the link extended from the vfs website:
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/vafs
select the VAF9 PBS and Appendix 8

2. For the letter of Good Conduct, I've sent you guys the application form. Please check your mailbox.

3. For those who haven't take the VISA photos, remember that the background should be white and the approximate size should be 45mm X 35 mm

4. Prepare some of the passport size photos as they are needed for the Student Card, 2 photos are needed to be submitted to Mr Hira, please write your name and student ID behind the photos and I'll collect it when we need to settle the VISA application (which is more important). The letter of good conduct requires passport size photo too. So it's better if you prepare more just in case.

5. Read through the MSL's Study Abroad Travel Insurance's brochure for those who wants to apply for it.

6. I've sent you guys the list of things needed to bring to UK to your mailbox. Check it.

That's all for now. Sorry for the late updates and any inconveniences caused.

Answers for Queries

Dear MP's,

Hi guys,just some updates here to clarify things which have been queried by some of you. I've asked Mr Hira about the following issues:

1. We will only need to pay the FULL AMOUNT of AIR FARES by APRIL as he said that we have to see whether any policies change. For those who haven't know about the options of the air flight please ask your friends in order to decide which way you would prefer to come back Malaysia.

2. We will only start settle things after we get our EOS results and CAS letter. Those things include VISA fees, air fares, insurance forms and photos.

3. The passport size photos (2 copies) which are for the student card (not for the VISA) are not needed that urgently. We can settle that after EOS result or CAS letter. The photos for the student card need not be in white background. For those who have prepared, please write your name behind the photos.

4. The most important thing for now is to ensure that you have prepared the Amount of money needed in your bank account.

5. I noticed that some of you guys do not have the checklist which we've got during our 1st briefing with Mr Hira. My suggestion is to refer your friends who have so that you would not miss out those things mentioned in the checklist.

6. For now what we need to prepare is to download the forms from the vfs website (I've stated the link in previous post) and fill it up. Just like other things, these forms are required only after we get our CAS letter.

That's all for now.=)

Pre-Departure Briefing

Dear MP's,

Just a reminder.As we've being informed, UoS visiting lecturer would be conducting the Pre-departure briefing for Sem 3 (P1/10) and Sem 5 (P1/09).
The details of briefing are as below.

Date: 16 March 2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 4:00pm

Venue: MPH 1-3

Thanks

Collecting deposit

Dear MP's,

Sorry guys, change of plan! Please meet up in front of MPH3 on 7th March (Monday) at 1.15pm. Since 2pm might be kinda rush for us to settle and go into exam room.

Please please spread to your friends.

Thanks

Yee Lin

Link

Dear MP's,

Ooopps...this is the website which we can download the forms. Take note!

http://www.vfs-uk-my.com

Thanks

Collecting deposit

Dear MP's,

Please gather at MPH3 at 1.45pm (7th March) to hand me the deposit as Mr Hira would be there at 2pm.

Things which you need to prepare: The RM500 deposit (in cash or cheque) and the blue colour form.

Passport-sized photos are not needed that urgently so I will only collect them after EOS.

Please spread to your friends!!

Thanks

2nd briefing-ISSUES

Dear MP’s,

For those who could not make it to the briefing, here are some points mentioned by Mr Hira.

-The CHECKLIST is important; it guides us to complete all the documents or statements needed.

- The website for the signed application form can be downloaded from the website. Look through/ download the signed Appendix 8 self-assessment form as well. Sorry guys, I’ll post the link here once I got from Mr. Hira.

-For those who have more than one passports, you need to show all of your OLD passports and make sure you bring it along when applying VISA. If you couldn’t get all the OLD ones, you need to write a letter stating that you have misplaced the passports.

-The Current VISA fee is RM1122

-Passport-size photo with WHITE background, it’s better to prepare more copies, just in case.

-We will only get the CAS letter after we received our EOS’s results.

-Maintenance part (in the checklist) is important, as emphasized by Mr Hira, the AMOUNT in the bank account should be more than 28 days. Read the checklist!

-If you are applying with your parents’ account, you need to have your birth certificate translated into English

-AIR FARES! As mentioned in the previous post, you need to pay a deposit of RM500 to secure a seat in EMIRATES first, regardless whether you have made a decision on which way to return Malaysia or not. For those who didn’t get the leaflet, please ask from your friends to refer or you can get it from me on our 1^st day of EOS.

- The deadline for the RM500 payment is on 7^th of March (our 1^st day of EOS), for those who haven’t pay, it’s better you pay by cheque as I need to collect them by that date.

-You need to fill up the blue colour form and prepare 2 passport-size photos (please write your name behind!) and hand them to me on the same day (7^th of March)

- The passport-sized photos are for our international student ID, it can be in the normal blue colour background (the WHITE colour background is for the VISA! Do not confuse)

-For those who have made their payment but have not submitted the photos, you can submit to me on the same day.

- Read through the Health Insurance Package and decide whether you want to get it.

-For sponsored students, you are still settling your VISA with Mr Hira, and you can apply the student ID by submitting photos but there is NO NEED to fill in the blue colour form.

-For JPA sponsored students, we have some issues to deal with. I will contact Safwan the leader in some time. Sorry for being late!

That’s all for now. Please keep yourself updated! Make your habit to check blog regularly as any updates will be posted here. For those who wish to contact Mr Hira personally. Here is his contact: 03-4047 2198 Hp: 013 3687874

Updates about Briefing tomorrow!

Dear MP's,

According to Mr Hira, the form which we need to fill up is the blue colour one(Student Connections to Britain/Ireland), we need to prepare a passport size photo. It's for our ID photo in future. For the insurance form he said he will brief us tomorrow. He mentioned that not to worry about the form first. Anyway he will tell us the details tomorrow.

For the air fares, it will be up in April by EMIRATES but Mr Hira manage to get the booked seats sticking to the original price. RM2120 if I'm not mistaken.(confirm with him tomorrow!) But there is a condition for that, we have to pay a deposit amount of RM500 first to the airline. So guys, he said it's better if you could prepare the RM500 tomorrow. Very sorry for informing this late as I only get to know this.

Mr Hira will tell us the details about the air fares, forms and VISA applications tomorrow.

Thanks a lot.

p/s: An apologize here for the malay students who need to attend friday prayer and can't go to the briefing tomorrow. Very Sorry for did not take into consideration of this before arranging this briefing.

Briefing with Mr Hira

Dear MP's,

2nd briefing with Mr Hira

Date: 18-02-11 (Friday)

Venue: MPH4

Time: 2pm

I can't inform all of you one by one..so Please Spread to your friends!

Thanks.

Briefing with Mr Hira

Dear MP's,

We will probably be meeting up with Mr Hira on next Friday (18 Feb 2011), still in the process of confirming venue and time (but it would probably be in the Afternoon) with AAD. Mr Hira would brief us about the VISA stuffs and we need to keep things moving from now onwards.Do fill up the form which we got during our 1st briefing with him.

Just to let you guys know before hand so that some of you will stay here after hospital attachment. Do clarify anythings in the coming briefing. I will confirm with you guys about the date/time/venue latest by next Monday. Sorry for being late. Please spread the news.

Thanks a lot.

Yee Lin

Briefing with Mr Hira

Dear MP's,

According to Mr Hira, the air-flight fares have not been confirmed yet since it's 2011 now. We will have second briefing with him after Chinese New Year and he will probably confirm by that time.That's all for now.=)

Thanks

Reminder (Scanned Passport)

Dear MP's,

A REMINDER again, for those of you who haven't send me (yee lin) your scanned passports and passport number. Please do so ASAP.

Thanks!

Scanned Passports

Dear MP's,

Please send me your scanned passports if you have done with your renewal or if you haven't send me! My email: leaf_rain_blue@yahoo.com.sg

For those who have requested about tomorrow's lectures, we will still have it as Prof Yeoh will show us the video and we need to do the workshop.

Please tell your friends!Thanks.

PP2 class test

Dear MP's,

Regarding on coming PP2 Class Test 1. Ms. Wong Pei Se said it covers posology, addicts tutorial, the Medicines Act, & NHS Act & CDs / addicts supplies (probably all acts covered).

Please tell your friends.

Reminder again: For those who haven't renew their passports, do renew it and send me the passport number+scanned passport as I need it by early Jan.My email (Yee Lin) was stated in previous post.

Thanks.

PP2 Deadline:Posology

Dear MP's,

For the deadline stated in our timetable on 22nd Dec 2010(Wednesday), we do not need to prepare any now as PP2 assignment is no longer part of assessment.

Reminder here:For those who haven't send me their scanned passports, please do so.(yee lin's email: leaf_rain_blue@yahoo.com.sg )

Thanks

Scanned Passport

Dear MP's.

For those who need to renew their passports and haven't send me the numbers, please find time to renew it SOON(since it is December now) and send me the numbers and scanned passport to me by EARLY JANUARY.

For those who have sent me the number, I apologize for the troubles but please send me your Scanned Passport (Information Page) to my mail.

Thanks a lot.

Yee Lin

Rooming List

Dear MP's,

Here is the rooming list of all of us. Check it out! A reminder here, for those who have not send me their passport numbers, please send to my mail. Thanks.

Females
Group 1			Group 6
Lisa			Low Eng Hui
Serene			Low Jocin
Ee Wern			Tracy Khong
Yee Sheun			Mok Zi Qian
Group 2			Group 7
Amirah Mohd Sedek			Syifaa bt Aminudin
Azleen Azreen Azmi			Anis Wahida bt Abd Wahid
Izyani Nabila Ibrahim			Farah Izyan bt Mohammed Hasrori
			Siti Fairuz bt Selbi
Group 3
Chua Qian Hui			Group 8
Lee Kai Chi			Hoh Mun Yee
Lee Yee Lin			Khaw Mar-Jie
Tan Kelly			Lee Jie Yun
			Lim Jolene
Group 4
Wong Hwee Li			Group 9
Kwong Chea Ing			Baavaanii
Chong Ching Wern			Vishalini
			Ying Sin
Group 5			Li Wee
Lim Huay Ee
Tey Mei Ying
Chai Siew Luan
Chan Swin Yee
Males
Group 10
Teh Chia Sheng
Chai Chern Fei
Kumar
Anildeep
Group 11
Meng Kim Fei
Thee Khai Qian
Daniel Tham Je Wai
Fong Ren Yi
Group 12
Muhammad Hazwan bin Samian
Muhammad Safwan bin Ghazali
Ridhwan bin Abdul Razak

p/s:Do make your habit to check our blog regularly so that you won't miss any important updates especially regarding stuffs on fly off preparations.Thanks.

Yee Lin