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scholesy18:
8bitgee, curious, your friend who applied in mid-August, do you know if he has received feedback?

Yes, they heard back on 11/04 and were refused. The VO officer was not satisfied with the evidence of prior relationship provided.

Thought it was a glitch when I saw it at first. It only appears at the bottom of the front-page now.

scholesy18:
Hey bro,

Sadly nothing yet for us.
Yes, I assume you're referring to the first 3. It also looks like they sometimes add more join-family looking numbers at the bottom of the report. I think I saw another 3 at the bottom, also with just 1 approval.

Ah, I'm just after seeing the second page now.

scholesy18:
Decision should be within 3 months but this has not been the case for the Ireland embassy in NG in the past year+, maybe due to covid.
At the moment the current processing time, which you will get from the embassy is 6-12 months whether you're a CSEP holder or not. It almost looks like there's no distinction again.

Do you know anyone who recently received feedback in 3 months (From the embassy in Nigeria)?

Hi @scholesy18, did you get any news today? Only one of the three join-family looking application numbers was approved this morning.

Has anyone else heard back?

WriterNig:
This you? Headslammer!

Here you are calling your brother such a derogatory name because he disagrees with you on disputes between two Slavic brothers. If you were well educated as you want to pass on, you'd have avoided such a vile ad hominem in an argument over a war wey no concern you. If push came to shove, yous both will be in the same boat in any of these countries. Truth be told, what should one expect from someone who relishes war and destruction.

Who posted the video? Why was the video shared? Why do other people feel the need to see children having sex? Coming in contact with child porn in any way can ruin your chances of ever getting a visa, worse, you'll be prosecuted and jailed. Beware!

"Master", Tinubu must think he's sth more than a drug-addicted fraudster. Not that the pastor has covered himself in glory with the Buhari misrule, nonetheless, this is a vile poster from someone who wants to be perceived as being democratic. Anyway, what should one expect from a gutter agbero person like Tinubu.

They were both at CDSS Ikeja together, in the same Orange class if my memory serves me right. I think that was because Tobe repeated SS1 or 2 because he was in the same class as Nancy, Anita's elder sister.

This doesn't make the report true anyway. SM these days is full of dem say dem say thereby destroying people's homes and future. Which one of us can swear they were sleeping together? Were you there, na you lay the bed?!

scholesy18:
Interesting. That's very possible as I'm convinced there could be some throttling causing this. Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully we are close to the end.

Hi guys, did anyone hear back this morning. I saw a lot refusals and just one approval in what looked like join-family applications made around August 2021. Many broken hearts and dreams. And the appeals process does sound even more daunting, it's terrifying.

It's 3 in my experience. I'd say you're better off renewing in Ireland if you are not going away. Moreso, you can always ask for fast track with a cogent reason, eg, Visa needed for work travel, etc

Paulheyman:
Computational chemist.

I Worked on sickle erythrocyte gelation. Performed molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation on compounds isolated from our medicinal herb of interest. Then, we went further to perform in vitro experiments to validate our findings.

On computation: I must say keep it up and the sky will be your starting point. I love physics

Nice. I did Nanobiophysics with emphasis on protein-nanoparticle interactions in nanoparticle coronas. So MD simulation of docked nanoparticle Coronas which ran on high-performance computing (HPC) hardware in an NPT ensemble (at 310 K, 1 atm), with each protein’s simulation run lasting 300 ns culminating in about 1.2 µs overall simulation time.

Love your story, well done, brother.

To drive here, first, you'll have to sit and pass a theory test with a minimum pass mark of 87.5%, then you'll take 12 driving lessons while on a learners permit only then will you be issued a license. The point is, your Nigerian drivers license is worth nothing.

Paulheyman:
My Journey through academics (Bsc. MSc. Ph.D)

10) Equip yourself with so much knowledge during your PhD, don't leave PhD empty, your PhD knowledge will prepare you and skyrocket you to greatness. During my PhD I learnt how to use so many software such as Autodock, Autodock vina, NAMD, SPSS, pyrx, pymol, Discovery studio, Avogadro, Sigmaplot, Datawarrior etc and all was fun. I had friends on Facebook (non Nigerians) to teach and guide me through each software

Congratulations brother, well done! Are you a Computational (theoretical) Physicist, a Chemist or a Molecular Biologist? As a Computational Physicist myself, the bold, including VMD and supercomputing are bread and butter.

I know someone who applied in early August, 2021 whose visa was approved on Monday 4th April, 2022. I know another brother who applied in mid August that is yet to hear back.

Ours was submitted in mid-September, 2021, meaning it's going on 7 months in a few days.

I may be wrong, however, it appears the applications are left in storage until it's > 6 months since they were submitted.

Azov is just a ploy, although some of the things said about their modus operandi is true. You have such neo-nazi organisations in all countries including the United States, cue Oath keepers and other groups involved in the Trump insurrection. The Germans are also battling some level of threats just now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeEr3rQxfdw

For anyone that wants to understand more about the nuance in the illegal Russian war in Ukraine. This is what Putin is trying to capitalise on. These are videos from as far back as 8 years ago from the BBC and Channel 4.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SBo0akeDMY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QGFZev_h7g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE6b4ao8gAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEKQsnRGv7s

Dwebb55:
I will do that. They paid an immigration lawfirm who applied on their behalf. I also know that the rules for the join family scheme changed last year ending and from January it has been modified. The waiting tines that I stated were gotten from the Justice.ie site for Ireland. The new format will hopefully make things faster.

I also checked on the Irish embassy site for India and the duration for their Join family visa is just 15 working days. I wonder why ours in Nigeria takes as long as stated

Thanks. Interesting, what changes were applied? Will you please share a link to the webpage detailing the changes?

Dwebb55:
They actually just came in in January!

That's interesting considering the fact that it'll mean they applied after everyone did and still got their visas in record time. I would have sworn that there was a queueing system in place.

Will you please interview them so that we can benefit from the information about what was done correctly?

Blueberry111112:
Yeah, something may have caused this dramatic change. At least if they even make it transparent by putting the periods they are working on as is done in other categories, people will be well guided and prepared.

Right now critical skills or no critical skills they do not appear to make any distinction in the time they are taking to process the applications.

Yes, that advantage is gone. I know of a person who is bitter about it all and the housing crisis because he had the chance of going to the UK instead which he abandoned because of Brexit fears. The UK appears to be unshaken now and has started offering PSW visa from Autumn 2020 which was why Ireland saw an influx of foreign students.

Dwebb55:
Wow! All these stories can scsre someone. A friend who applied got the family's visa after 3 months. I am sure that this thread will provide more highlights on what is needed to ensure that applications are made in the right manner and without hitches.

One thing about Ireland that I have noticed is that they are particular about finances. When submitting your bank statements, ensure that any lodgment or withdrawal N100k and above and €100 and above are well explained in your statements.

Finally, put everything to God in prayer because without Him, we can do nothing!

One can't say what has happened at the embassy in Abuja, but join family applicants can feel some throttling. In the beginning we assumed it was due to the covid lockdowns, now, that shouldn't be the case anymore.

Even before the lockdowns were eased, I heard of two people from a different region who got theirs in late 2021 in less than a month.

Dwebb55:
Secondly, if you have a critical skills permit and an offer that meets or exceeds the threshold stated on their website then you are good to go as well. I think the application process for those with a CSEP is faster than the 8 month period. A friend got his family permit under 3 months and the current wait times on their website is currently about 8 weeks for CSEP.

I will update more as our process progresses.

The examples I have highlighted are CSEP holders and Irish nationals. I want to believe your friend got theirs in 2020 before the world turned on it's head.

Blueberry111112:
Ok. Thanks. Were they granted?

Yes

Blueberry111112:
Hi, Could you disclose if these people have kids? Because June to Feb is about 8months. Someone else has said she applied for her husband in June 2021 and got response by December 2021 being 6months.

Yes, at least one couple have two kids. Their application was submitted in June 2021 and they are only after hearing back in February 2022.

Hello, I posted this opinion on the requirements for join family visa process on the general thread. I reckon it will be useful here as well.

• See https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-join-family-in-ireland/joining-an-irish-national/join-family-visa/ it tells you most of what you need to know.

• You can prove communication by way of phone logs, text and instant messages. I'll advise you take copious screenshots of these over a good time period. If children are involved, showing evidence of communication with them too I have heard is essential.

• Provide evidence of visitations by way of airline tickets, hotel bookings, family photos, etc.

• You can prove dependency by highlighting regular money transfers for upkeep, etc on your bank statements.

• Ensure you show enough funds in your accounts as being on a CSEP appears not to be enough especially for families with kids.

• Get a letter of introduction from your landlord, employer and anyone else that can attest for you.

• Your letter of invitation is very important too. Highlight particularly the need for family reunification, don't assume it's evident. Your spouse should do the same. List all documents attached, submitted and their purpose.

• The process is long-drawn-out at the moment, I'll say expect up to a 8-9 month wait to hear back after submission

Efe07:
Good evening everyone, I trust we are all good. Please I need advised from anyone living in Ireland on Critical skill work permit who have brought his/her spouse over to Ireland. I have just been granted mine.. looking forward to start the process. Please I need to know how to commence , just anything relating to applying for visa from Nigeria will help. I have read some things online but just wanted to hear from someone who have gone through the process here. Thanks

Hi, welcome.

• See https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-join-family-in-ireland/joining-an-irish-national/join-family-visa/ it tells you most of what you need to know.

• You can prove communication by way of phone logs, text and instant messages. I'll advise you take copious screenshots of these over a good time period. If children are involved, showing evidence of communication with them too I have heard is essential.

• Provide evidence of visitations by way of airline tickets, hotel bookings, family photos, etc.

• You can prove dependency by highlighting regular money transfers for upkeep, etc on your bank statements.

• Ensure you show enough funds in your accounts as being on a CSEP appears not to be enough especially for families with kids. Refer to the post by purplish, above.

• Get a letter of introduction from your landlord, employer and anyone else that can attest for you.

• Your letter of invitation is very important too. Highlight particularly the need for family reunification, don't assume it's evident. Your spouse should do the same. List all documents attached, submitted and their purpose.

• The process is long-drawn-out at the moment, I'll say expect up to a 8-9 month wait to hear back after submission

• While this thread is information rich, in my view, it's a general thread as such it's difficult to find specific information sometimes. I have created a separate thread for join family applications here https://www.nairaland.com/6901221/irish-join-family-visa-enquiries

Good luck

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SarkinYarki:
Cancel culture has been imported into international politics by " woke liberals" zombies ...this weaponizing of American commercial products will do America no good in the long term , after this crisis is over watch how countries start to come up with plans to dump American tech ecosystems for home grown ones like the Chinese

If you are a murderous psychopath, "getting cancelled" should be the least of your worries.

scholesy18:
I'm currently on the Critical Skills permit and my wife applied for her Join Family Visa in September 2021. It's been 6 months of regular emails and 'still pending' replies and we are frustrated. I wonder if anyone has received their Join Family visas recently, and how long theirs took?

Hi, a lot of people are in our shoes. I know people who applied in June 2021 who just heard back in February 2022. One can not really be sure as to why it is taking this long post-covid as it didn't according to people who got it pre-covid time. The priority appears to be student visa.

You can find and follow the weekly report published every Monday in the link below, however, Join Family visa is not specifically labelled.

https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/nigeria/our-services/visas/weeklydecisionreports/

FreeStuffsNG:
That old lady is old and sick. It is hilarious in a way watching her tantrums like a child all over again.

Some 30-50 years ago, she would never imagine she will be old and start behaving lije a child all over. She is angry they are treating her like a child in her house because she believes she is old enough to take care of herself

Funny how we humans age and become a child back when age takes its toll. I remember watching a very successful Nigerian Elderstatesman behave as a child in his old age and it was truly humbling and adorable to see him in that state. He was throwing tantrums when his well matured children reminded him not to use the guest rest room in his house when he left his luxurious ensuite restroom to come use the guest restroom.

I laughed so hard at how he was displaying stubborness in a child like manner insisting it is his house and he owns every toilet and can even move to the rest room to live there permanently .

He is gone now but anytime I remember his child like innocence, it is a constant reminder to me that ,after every every, we will all age someday and have the privilege of becoming a child all over again.

I couldn't say it better. Some old people even do worse like wetting or defecating on themselves on purpose because they are depressed or unhappy with their condition. Aggression is one of side effects of dementia.

My African people, not everything is racism, remember the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" by Aesop..?

Update from the Ghanaian lady in the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB_GOuAMOgU

Julius "JuJu" Malema. The rebel prodigal son of the ANC. I love watching recordings of the SA parliament because of his and others antics. I love SA because we are brothers, I love SA because of Trevor, however, I don't love that they hate us so much and will kill foreigners given any opportunity.

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