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Visa fee for a Singapore tourist visa

What many would ask is this:   The visa fee for a Singapore short-term/tourist visa is generally a non-refundable S$30 ( Singapore Dollars ) processing fee, paid to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority ( ICA ).   However, the total cost can vary depending on several factors: Your Nationality: While the ICA processing fee is S$30 for many nationalities, you may not require a visa at all, or the official fee might be different based on your passport. Where You Apply: If you apply through a Singapore Overseas Mission or an Authorized Visa Agent (like VFS Global ), they will charge an additional service fee on top of the S$30 processing fee. This service fee can vary by country and agent. For example:   One source mentions the total cost for Nigerians being between ₦20,000 – ₦35,000 (SGD 30 – SGD 60) depending on processing speed and additional fees.   Another source mentions an INR 1,900 processing fee for Indian nationals, plus an optional Rs. ...

The important public examinations you need to know

  Facts Save 10% writing exams A lot of  our youths are still unaware of the major public examinations covered by examining bodies. They still ask questions like: Which exam is important?  Who should seat for this examinions?  Which examining body is incharge? We shall look into details the important public examinations you need to know. The major public examining body in West Africa is the west African  Examinations Council  (WAEC). There are other examining countries in member countries.  In Nigeria for instance, such bodies include the international centre  for examinational Evaluation  (ICEE) established at the university  of I bad an in 1972, the joint Admission and matriculation Board (JAMB) newly set up for University admission,  and many professional organizations  Examples: Medicine Accountancy  Surveying  Which conduct certain national qualifying examinations, educators should be fam...

How to be a better version of Yourself

The truth is, mos t people like to make their lives difficult. Ask How? By always comparing themselves to others. They spend their energy torturing themselves on how slow they do things compared to somebody else. And, how can we blame them? After all, we live in a corporate era that glorifies high achievers and doesn't tolerate failure. We've been educated this way since we were kids. We wanted to be the ones who finish that Math test first. We wanted to be the most important player on the soccer team. And every time someone was getting better than us... We got worried. Nowadays, we secretly envy that co-worker of ours who always delivers his projects early. Or that manager who's able to master new skills more quickly than we do. We could believe that this inner competition with others would make us better. That it will help us achieve our goals and get further in life. In reality though...i t's a recipe for disaster. People who do that set themselves for unhappin...