I am supposed to start studying at an overseas university next month. My application was recently processed with immigration and the invoice from the university for the advanced payment was sent to me yesterday.
My problem is with my mentor/employer/family friend who persuaded me to apply for uni in the first place, as he said his company would pay for my tuition as long as I come to work for him once I settle into my classes. I have not been able to get in touch with him at all lately.
Since I have received the invoice for the advanced payment, he needs to pay within a week as he agreed on the contract. I have been messaging him regularly for the past 2 months just to stay in touch and keep him up to date on the application, but he barely responded. I've been trying to call him for the past 2 weeks in order to have a proper discussion but for whatever reason he does not pick up. As of today I have been calling him every few hours without success, and the strange thing is I can clearly see he is online on Facebook. For some reason, he is aware that I am trying to contact him but choosing to ignore it.
I know nothing about my legal options here. Is this perhaps classified as breach of contract? He has signed a 'Letter of Sponsorship' form that I received from the university which states that he agrees to pay for my tuition and any other school fees. That is the only written agreement I have. Is that contract legally binding?
My problem is with my mentor/employer/family friend who persuaded me to apply for uni in the first place, as he said his company would pay for my tuition as long as I come to work for him once I settle into my classes. I have not been able to get in touch with him at all lately.
Since I have received the invoice for the advanced payment, he needs to pay within a week as he agreed on the contract. I have been messaging him regularly for the past 2 months just to stay in touch and keep him up to date on the application, but he barely responded. I've been trying to call him for the past 2 weeks in order to have a proper discussion but for whatever reason he does not pick up. As of today I have been calling him every few hours without success, and the strange thing is I can clearly see he is online on Facebook. For some reason, he is aware that I am trying to contact him but choosing to ignore it.
I know nothing about my legal options here. Is this perhaps classified as breach of contract? He has signed a 'Letter of Sponsorship' form that I received from the university which states that he agrees to pay for my tuition and any other school fees. That is the only written agreement I have. Is that contract legally binding?