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I am trying to process SA Visas for my colleagues who I am sending for a conference in Capetown
Please what do they mean by verifiable hotel booking and flight reservation?
Are we supposed to pay for the tickets and hotel before applying for the visa?
How long will it take to process? My company will be sponsoring them on this trip.
Your prompt response will be appreciated.

Vicjustice: There is a good chance that the embassy will contact the bank to see if the money remains in the account after the statement had been taken.

I don't think the embassy has a right to request for you bank account balance,and I don't think any banker will divulge such information to a third party #justmyopinion though

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My brother intended to attend a convention in Germany and submitted his visa application.
He was asked to bring a sponsor/guarantor, and as I didn't have money in my account, I could not help the guy.

After two weeks of being downcast, he begged me to help him to at least go and retrieve his passport from the embassy, that they had even declined all his frineds that applied for the same convention. I got there and they told me they asked my brother to bring some documents which he did not, that I should go and get the documents before they release his passport.
I went around begging everybody I know to sponsor him, and finally, a big sister agreed.

I got there again, they said Travel Insurance date versus flight date, I had to run helter-skelter again.

I have been asked to return tomorrow with the Insurance documents, that they will process and print tomorrow. They started forming that they will treat it as urgent because the travel date is supposed to be March 11th.

My question is, will they issue him a visa after all this suffer I have suffered like this? Also, his sponsor had only N650k in her account, can that suffice to sponsor him?

I will appreciate your responses

where is the land located? I am ready to pay if it is in a favourable location

am interested in the miniflat for a married couple, details please

I am planning to go on vacation in a few months...I was about to renew my UK visa but I have visited UK twice, Dubai 3 times, Abu Dhabi once and Qatar once.
I want any long stories applying for US visa, I hear it is an annoying process. Which schengen country has the easiest visa application process? I don't want to go beyond EU and Ireland.
Suggestions please?

If it were me, I wont totally disregard the diamond ring proposal, I would just get a little time to think...

This may be a ticket to the good life oo! I can already see Oxford Circus written with my name on it if I had this opportunity!

Idowuogbo: Story story storyyyyyyyyyyy!!! O fe she lu! Ayakata!

Madam, u need me to pour u water abi u don wake? Bia! Alice in wonderland, u b professional writer.U claim u've worked wiv d supposed footballer for quite number of years, and u had no clue he's famous? Lmfao! Kai! Ur lie fit cause anoda tsunami I swear! Secondly, u claim he made no advances towards u wen u visit and escort him to his hotel ba? He don beat dat pussie up joor! Forget! Na2day? Thirdly....na joint account una get? U think u can stroll in any bank in d uk and ask for his account details just like dat? Are u d registered owner of d bank account? Fourthly,worris d title of ya book?

You guys are so negative, because u cannot attain sumtin u think sum1 else cannot? With her story, I assume she is a private banker/wealth manager. Usually, they handle their clients wealth portfolio and consolidate on their behalf. The 'client' can instruct his bank to give her the account information she requires.

Secondly, how many nigerians play for the english league? She didn't say Barclays premiere league, I can safely assume he plays for any of the lower divisions. So u want to say u know all the nigerians that play in england?

U guys speak like morons! With her kind of job it will be easy to meet such clients, all she has to be is professional in her dealings!
OP, like they said, pray about ur situation, God will perfect all that concerns you

kainemma: If you are not from America, Britain, Australia, Saudi, Kuwait and Bahrian..
The UAE, will treat you like TOTAL CRAP. And pay you SLAVE PAY..
Been there. Done that.
Wicked Nation!

Totally disagree with u stella there are many well treated and respected nigerians here who have jobs tht pay unbelievably well, or own property in the choicest parts of dubai or even own companies that employ emiraties, indians and even americans and brits, if you have ur qualification and good working experience especially in dubai, europe or america you get well paid jobs as an african trust me, my belief is tht if u ct like crap u will be treated like total crap, many wealthy nigerian go for vacation in dubai and pay for expensive hotels do they dare treat them like crap cause not.

UAE in general do not joke with thei rules and religion an when it comes to going against it they treat every1 like crap even the brits, americans etc you can onfirm this from some dubai expat forums

I totally disagree with that statement oooo, Nigerian women are alwaz treated like queens as soon as you enter dubai airport, becasue dey know u av only 1 motive! SHOOOOOPPPPPPING! From the airport, to my hotel room at the Ibis, to all the tourist locations, to the shopping malls! I was treated like a celebrity! Once dey hear you are Nigerian, dey nearly start to bow down sef! I love dubai with a passion!

SEE DUBAI BEFORE YOU DIE!!!

denzel2009: Oyinbos sef dey beg for money here...no biggie...anybody fit dey tight corner.

Even in London, well dressed beggars some even holding dogs will be begging at bus stops for cigarette or a pound. I gave 1 guy a pund and when i looked back, i saw all his coins, i am sure he had more money on him dan I had in my bank account!

Also about beggars in Dubai airport, mehn, dre was a time i had to beg for money to pay for my excess luggage in dubai airport ooo,

If not for 2 nigerian guys who didnt have a lot of luggage and checked in my luggage as theirs, i for stil de dubai right now de beg for excess luggage money! lol, e de happen sha, no b everybody wey u see de beg na beggar, sometimes dey r jst stranded

Bros, send ur CV to Access Bank, dey need staff badly!

I am interested,
please send details

See Passport to Freedom!!!!

I can now seek assylum anywhere in the world, Australia or New Zealand! here i come! YaaaaaaYYYY!!!

They have sent out invitations...
What are we supposed to expect during the interview?
And who can stand as a guarantor?

YaaaaaY! I made it!
Back to PH, another expensive trip! Kai!

Neferti was right, the cut off mark was 26, as indicated on the website! but they did not display the date.

Fresh information on the Dana Air plane crash in Lagos on Sunday afternoon indicates that the plane actually took off from Lagos and the pilot was attempting to return to Murtala Mohammed Airport after noticing a problem with the aircraft when the tragedy occurred.

The plane, which went down in a residential area in the Iju-Ishaga Alagbado area of Lagos, killed all 153 passengers and crew on board.

The report pointed out that the casualty figure was so high because the plane was carrying a full load of fuel for its one hour flight to the nation’s capital, Abuja, which led to a massive conflagration when the plane caught fire on impact.

Sources said the pilot informed the control tower that he needed to return to the airport after noticing something was wrong with his aircraft during taking off.

It was while he was attempting to return to the airport that the plane went down in the residential area with such tragic heavy loss of lives.

It is still not certain how many people lost their lives on the ground since the crash occurred in a residential area of the city.

Martini101: May the souls of the departed rest in perfect peace. But seriously, HOW MANY OF OUR ENEMIES(ministers, senators, hon. members etc) DIED?

Levi Ajuonomah, was on that flight.
Also Ehime Aikhomu, a fine Gentleman!

RIP Amina Bugaje too

dipo+:
That's gonna be the popular response but the truth is any lady can go on her knees to beg her guy not to leave more especially if the break-up is a result of her mistake. One can never tell what he can/may have to do until fazed with a real scenario.

True that, especially when you don mess up biiiiiigggg time, and it is only begging that is the last option. ‎​Ω̴̩̩̩̥α to go on your knees oooo! But begging him, please don't go, don't leave ‎​meee for anoda babe! ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡ ) ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡ ) I will do mumu for you, wash, clean wipe your bum, anything ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡ ) ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡ ) !

Once again, tufiakwa!

Tufiakwa!

For wetin.

fresh_dude: Methinks the clown is gunning for a sex change, who are e to begrudge him that?

‎while we arrange for his sex change, he really needs to be tranquilized and sent back to the zoo, its not ideal to have gorillas running loose and scaring the wits out of the entire public.

Where is the numskull anywayz?

fresh_dude: Kills you're bleeding allover the damn place, get a fuccking grip bytch. I guess being a bully is such fun that you've forgotten what it means to have a discussion/argument. If your utterances are anything to go by, one can deduce that your marriage relationship will be rocky and at best stifling and I say this without malice. Of course, I expect your next hissy fit in 10..9..8..7..6.....

I guess he is on his period,you know how it is with these immature gay guys! Couldn't land a girl, so he bends over for guys to shag and attacks any female who gives him 5% attention! There is no way he can sustain a marriage even to his fellow assbuster wit hs bytch in heat attitude!

~Killz~:
He proposed "after" he put you through rigorous testing. And you said yes so hurriedly cos it will be a shame if after knowing him half of your life and extra cohabiting, he found you unworthy. . .
You knew him half of your life, yet he needed an extra year to love you. . . You lived illegally as a couple for a year. . . You had NOTHING new to offer him. . . He already saw it all. . . That hurts!

Yes, she dumped me to cohabit with a guy. How wouldn't you know? You dumped someone else for another guy, cohabited with him, and married him. . .

You are so funny you know?! How old are you again? Read my post again! He proposed, I said yes, and my introduction was done before we cohabited. I really shouldn't be discussing with lower cadre people like you. After you are married, we will revisit this issue. I can't even believe you are talking, less than half a man?!

~Killz~:
Can you incontrovertibly say that a "perfect" relationship exists?
Are you perfect to demand perfection from another?
What if she has noticed your flaws, and still she wants to be with you, would you still kick her out because of her flaws?

Apart from her temperament, what else did you notice?
Am i right if i say that you were in a hurry to end it because you had an easy way out?
And the next cohabiting partner you had, how did it play out?

While dating, you can observe her temperament from the way she treats her friends and her family.

I guess if you had not noticed her temperament while cohabiting, and you went ahead and married her and then she shows her temperament, you would have divorced her, wouldn't you?
A friend of mine cohabited for 8 months, and for that 8 months she was as docile as a lamb. The day they got married was the day she showed her true colors. . . Needless to say, they did not last a month! So what was his gain?

You have bad friends, little wonder about those that have influence on you...SMH

~Killz~:
Who's crying? The only tears i see here are from you!

You had to cohabit before he proposed to you. . . You were not worthy enough Ouch. . . That hurts!

slowpoke! He proposed and I said yes! And my introduction was already concluded, apparently you thrive on assumptions! Go and marry jare! Apparently no woman sees you worthy enough to want to stick to you!
And why e de pain you like dis?
Did a girl dump you to cohabit with some guy? Heartbreak reeks all over you! ‎​​​=))º°˚˚˚°ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º‎​=))

~Killz~:
Who asked you to subscribe? So i cannot defend what i believe in because you said so? My friend sit your arse down. Say your position on the matter and leave sexkillz out of this. Am i your father? Are you on Nl cos of sexkillz? Misplaced priorities. It's either you defend your stance, or shut tha fcck up! It's not rocket science!

LMAO @ we aint buying your bullshit. Who's selling it? Smh!

I smell hypocrisy! Mr. Killz. Stop being such a bloody hypocrite, the more you linger on this issue, the more obvious it is that you are trying as hard as possible to force your opinion downn your own throat. There are two school of thoughts here, for or against? I am not FOR it, it worked for mee because it was meant to be, others may not be as fortunate. Even without your rabid ranting, everybody knows its not right to cohabit, and those who do proceed at their own risk!

So shut up already? Your screaming blue murder is giving everybody here a headache!

~Killz~:
I also did a poll on people i know that did not cohabit, and they are happily married as well. There was no need for cohabitation. . .

Happy about what? Happy i defended what i believed and you could not defend yours? Smh!

Defense for what?
When did this become a legal tussle that I should be defending? I cohabited and it ended well,so I won't be arguing with a bachelor! After all your plenty blabbing here, I won't be surprised if you eventually cohabit before you finally get married in your 50's.

Better stop crying for other people's problems, go and find a wife, get married, and then, we can banter words and argue about what is right or wrong! There are so many ways to kill a rat, as long as the rat is dead, why ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡ ) ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡ ) about the method?

apocalypse: Marriage isn't more secure than cohabitation , yeah the commitment is more but it isn't more secure. The point others are trying to say though is living with someone will give you more insight to a persons true nature and whether or not you can condone him/her rather than just meeting at regular intervals , this gives the option of bailing out before you take that final step if you both feel you have compatibility issues. I'm not for or against cohabiting but if you feel you can handle it then go for it.

You seem more matured that Mr.Killz, even though he has a point, his aggression makes him seem very myopic, cannot seEe beyond his limited scope.

~Killz~:
Listen up lady! I was born a sinner, and i remain a sinner so that cast the first stone bullshit doesn't cut it with me. There is a difference between intentionally sinning and unintentionally sinning. If you know something is wrong, and yet you go ahead and do it, that is intentional sin. God your creator knows that you are a sinner, and yet he gave you laws as regards immorality. Did he not know you were a sinner? Will you say because Mr a is a sinner, so that gives you liberty to sin? Would you rather add to your congenital sin, or would you try to reduce it to the barest minimum? When sinners are to be judged, would they be judged based on thin air, or according to their deeds? Now, what kind of deeds?
Have you ever seen me supporting pre marital sex? It is wrong as well. If you 4teelaw believe that premarital sex is a sin, why did you engage in it? Why did you cohabit and still ask others to follow through? If you are a christian and you read about these sins in your holy book the bible, and yet you still do them, are you not a hypocrite?
Would you willingly commit a sin, simply because your friend did? Cast the first stone you say. . . Who was the stone about to be cast at? Was it not a repentant prostitute? If you insist on cohabiting, does that look like repentance? Your excuse for sinning is that other people sin, right? SMH! How about you live by the standards set out in the scriptures if you are a christian? In your bible, you have do's and don'ts. Would you prefer the don'ts over the do's? Because of the "Cast the first stone line of defence?"
If you really do not recommend cohabiting, why would you ask someone to live with a woman for six months? What if after the six months and he supposedly finds someone better than her? He should selfishly dump her arse? The human heart is treacherous, and cannot be trusted.

Pls do not look at me as if i am judging you or anyone. That scenario can be completely avoided. If you had not cohabited, would there be a basis to judge you? All sinners would be judged according to their deeds. You yourself said that premarital sex and cohabiting are sins in the same category, did you not judge yourself when you made that statement? I'll rather advise against cohabiting, than advise anyone to cohabit. There is a difference between asking someone to legalize cohabitation, and asking them NOT to cohabit at all. If they would later legalize it, what is the original point of cohabitation? You are living as married couples without being actually married, what is it you are waiting for? The qualities you saw in him or vice versa, before you agreed on cohabiting, was it not enough to marry him/her without wasting time cohabiting and being hypocrites? If you love someone enough to cohabit, you love him enough to marry him.
There are a lot of confused young people out there, i would rather advise them NOT to cohabit, than make themselves emotional wrecks after six months and the guy doesn't find then good enough.

Would you say your relationship got better because you cohabited? Be honest enough to give that answer, cos you earlier said you had known him almost half of your life. So, was it the cohabitation that's keeping you guys strong?

Okay, all you say is correct, no one should be encouraged to cohabit, especially for all the young confused people out there. Its selfish and demeaning, and a sin. Agreed!

Happy now?
I did a random poll of people I know that cohabited, and they are all happily married now, for donkey years for that matter!

Just for the records, are you married?

~Killz~:
What's the emotional difference between breaking up and divorce?
Was it in the sole year you spent with him that you go to know him?
If you are matured enough to cohabit, why not get married?
The first year of co-habitation can be likened to the first year of marriage, true or false?
Is there any justification for co-habiting?
Co-habiting is selfish, it's demeaning and is an insult. A man does not consider you worthy enough to marry you outright, and you think that's cool?
Did you adapt to those faults in one year?
Did you date him prior to co habiting with him?
If you dated him prior to cohabiting, why did you need an extra year? What was the point of the extra year?
Do you really value marriage by cohabiting?
How would you have felt if you had been at the receiving end of a boot, asking you to get lost after cohabiting?
Did you know that marriages from co-habitation have a greater chance of crumbling?
Do you know, that the same attitude you had towards co-habitation, a carefree attitude, is the same attitude you have towards your marriage?

That cohabitation worked for you doesn't mean Nada! All excuses given in support of co habitation, and all the energy spent on striving to make co-habitation work could have been channeled to making your marriage work out. . . In the end, there really is no excuse for cohabiting. It's just another avenue to live immorally and illegally together. Unless you are a quintessential hypocrite, i see no reason why a Christian should accept cohabitation to the extent of supporting and recommending it to others. . .

Well, you are entitled to your own opinion. Like I said, no one wakes up to say I want to cohabit, sometimes it is circumstantial, like in the analogy I gave. People are different, I do not reccommend cohabiting because it almost doesn't alwayz work but I can tell you a number of people it worked for and those it didn't work for. If we had split, then it is part of life. We value our marriage, more than ever. Our relationship even got better after marriage. I won't judge anybody who is cohabiting. I will only advise them to legalize it. If you can live with a woman for 6mths, then I guess you can marry her.

But most men are selfish and wicked. Looking at it from your point of view killz, if you are without sin cast the first stone. If you can condemn cohabiting, please condemn premarital sex, since you brought christianity into this matter, I can bet you are as guilty by your sexual escapades, at least the cohabiting man tries to be monogamous, single men can decide to slp with a dozen girls.

What is wrong is wrong! Premarital sex and cohabiting are in the same category.

I cohabited with my husband for 1year before we got married, although we have been really great friends for almost half my life...

It starts by spending the nights, then spending the weekends, then you realise you don't go home anymore. Next thing you guys are splitting the bills, next thing everyone thinks you are married, then you start referring to her as your wife, then she can't spend the nights out, she can't even go home anymore because her home is with you... its not like people go all out to cohabit, it just happens,and when the time comes, you decide to formally get married, so that she can change her name.

That's if it works out sha. if you cohabit and break up it is better than get married and divorced.

It has its pros and cons. I am having it easier in marriage now because we had all the 'marital' hiccups that 1st year, and we stuck together. Since we got married over 2yrs now, we hardly quarrel because I already know him inside out he does likewise. I don't find faults cos I know those faults and I have adapted to them and vice versa.I guess we were just lucky sha especially because we were friends for so long!

I will advise, if you are not matured enough to marry, mentally physically, emotionally and all that, don't cohabit! It will just ruin it for you, and I think its men that take advantage of cohabiting, marriage favors the woman, but I hope we know when you have cohaibtied for over 2yrs, you have become 'common law husband and wife' and will need a customary court when you break up and need to split stuff!it is also accepted abroad as 'defacto relationship' when you have proof you have lived together for that long (eg nepa bill, bank papers) etc