hammed71:
Please guys how many months to expiry can one renew a passport

We understand that you intend to attend the 11th ICVPME International Valuation
Conference held in New Zealand. However, you have not provided sufficient evidence to
demonstrate your line of work is related to the theme of the convention and you have not
provided adequate evidence to support your purpose of travel to New Zealand.

? You have not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate strong employment or financial
commitments in your home country

Because of these concerns, your application for a visitor visa has been declined.

We have considered if requiring a bond or granting a limited visa would lessen our concerns or if
there are any special circumstances to justify an exception to immigration instructions, but can find
no reason for any of these.

davodyguy:
Hello femijck and ugsams

They just refused that colleague that I thought was going to get his visa today


I've told him not to bother reapplying, owing to the 2nd refusal of another colleague.

For now, it's still 3 of us and we are hopeful for at least 2-3 others

davodyguy:
femijck and ugsams

Back to my own matter(Since ugsams refused to assist)

I have decided on the following

Tourism
Join the Auckland Explorer Bus is the city’s original hop on hop off sightseeing tour to explore Auckland’s top attractions. Cost is 45$

Flight
Eventually went for Emirates Airline
Lagos- Dxb- Auckland-Dxb- Lagos. Total cost is about N1.1m

Airport to Hotel
I contacted SkyBus who gave me the online ticket purchase Total:$34.00 NZD for a return Journey to Hotel and back to Airport on departure

Communication on the Go
SkyBus is trying to sell Vodafone Travel SIM NZ Travel Lite with 200 mins + 200 TXTs to 16 countries and 30 Day Chat Pass for $29
It comes with 1.5g for 30 days.
Though Wifi is available in the hotel and also at conference venue.
[img]https://www.skybus.co.nz/uploads/ticket-packages/ticket-pkg-VODASIM-1_5GB.png[/img]

Please what do you guys think about the Vodacom sim plan?

Thanks

femijck:


The Vodafone package seems good... however u can just buy a sim for less than $5 and pop it in your phone...the Vodafone lite is a complete phone or just sim?

I will also give u some places I can visit in Auckland.... the hop bus is just a double decker bus that will drive you through the Auckland CBD. But u can always book Uber to go out on your own.... it’s not add to navigate Auckland... it’s not really a big city

davodyguy:
https://amp.rnz.co.nz/article/5069d6e2-462d-4eb1-99b2-f8b269ce495e

davodyguy:

Thanks bro.

Vodafone is just a sim card that would be picked up at international airport on arrival and inserted into my phone from Nigeria.

Please which other network provider makes sense.
My two lines would be roamed automatically, but I need only data to check mails or make WhatsApp calls when I'm not in the room or conference venue.

Thirdly, I wouldn't mind where I can shop. One may one to buy one or two things like clothes, footwears etc as a souvenir for people back home. If you can link me, I'll appreciate

femijck:
you can buy skinny sim from any local tech shop around ur hotel. Pop it in and $16 sub will give u 200 min, 200 text and 1.25G valid for 30 days(must be 4G phone though).
U can always use a visitor pass at any Auckland library where there is free wifi and free computers to use. Major train station have wifi so u won’t really need a lot of data.

For cloths and stuff .... there’s a mall not far from your venue (Westfield in St Luke’s ) and another one in New markets. Also if u would like to look at cars, most of their outlets are in New Market not far from your venue.... u can shop around.... Kmart and Thewarehouse are probably the cheapest

davodyguy:
There's a Kmart close to us

St Lukes St Lukes Shopping Centre, 72 St Lukes Road, St Lukes, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025, New Zealand

The Warehouse Group as well
21 Elliott St, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

femijck:

Westfield is a big mall with several stores ... you can check ‘Count down’ for your meat and vegetables. U won’t find plantain.... but other heaps of Veges. But Pak ‘n’ Save is the cheapest grocery store.... there’s one in Mount Albert as well.

davodyguy:
Femi.

Be like say, na Visa season I dey, as visa just dey rush me.

Just granted today 9/8/19 my Australian Visa for 3 days multiple entry

davodyguy:
Like play like play, we are now 6

6 people on board to say Kia Ora, Thanks for stopping by

Myself plus 5 other colleagues. Two more people were granted this morning.

It remains two more awaiting response

Auckland here we come

femijck:

bucade11:
Good day, @femijck... pls I need your help! I got admission for a PhD program @ Lincoln and I applied for visa on 24th July, case officer sent mail on 14th August that I should supply my subject thesis which I did the same day. I received declined mail this morning. The case officer said I didn’t prove the relationship between me and my sponsor( different surname) and he’s not convinced if I’ll have access to the fund.
Pls what can I do? I paid first year tuition

femijck:
reason for denial seems to be a bit tough. What’s your relationship with the sponsor and what evidence did you submit to backup your claim since you don’t have the same family name?. These might give us a bit of explanation to INZ decision.

I wish u had come here to ask same questions before submitting your application.

Regards

bucade11:
My sponsor is my maternal uncle and we don’t bear the same surname. He asked if he can transfer 8-10m into my account and he’ll explain it that it’s meant for my upkeep. ( he was the one that paid for my tuition)

femijck:


U can take down the uploaded page for safety reasons I’ve seen it.


1. Money lodgement
2. No link between your sponsor and the provided business account and evidence of him owning the business.
3. How did a business account that was established in January with a minimal balance was able to accumulate over a million dollars in 8months.
4. No proof of your relationship with the sponsor ... This could be your mum and your sponsor birth certificate which shows they have same name, evidence of her name changed due to marriage and how you relate to the both of them. Just to sustain your claim that he is your uncle and not just a random person.
5. You probably didn’t highlight the relevance of your study to your sponsor’s personal life or business. What does he stands to gain from sponsoring your with his business fund.

I’m sorry your application was declined but according to this letter from INZ, there’s more than enough reasons to decline the application. Sponsoring becomes harder when u and your sponsor is not directly related. The burden of proof is on you mate.

Every applicant usually have several reasons why they should be granted visa, but case officers are only looking for a single reason to deny the application. But unfortunately your case officer found more than one reason in this case

Lastly;
Your sponsor transferring huge some of money to you won’t change anything at this stage. That’s called money lodgement and it’s an express ground for refusal. I bet you don’t want multiple declined application as it might but a dent on your record for other future applications

bucade11:
Thanks for your analysis, I have learnt a lot.... but with the situation of things, should I order for refund and forget about it or there’s a way out of this? I have his birth certificate and my mum birthday certificate. I’m not working for my uncle, I’m a research scientist with a national research Institute. He’s just sponsoring me due to relationship he shared with my mum. ( I provided my six month pay slip)

femijck:

Honestly your chance of getting a different result if you reapply is so little.... I will advise u decide what’s best for you based on the information provided.

Cheers

bucade11:
Thanks for your honest verdicts... I will ask for my refund.