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GT012022:
*VISA ALERT!!!*

Family of 3

Cas Issued - 20th of December 2021

Visa Application - 22nd of December, 2021

Biometrics - 29th of December, 2021( Abuja TLS)

Documents Submitted - Waec, Degree Cert, Transcripts, Work reference letter, Work Certifications, Marriage Cert.
Letter of Consent for My Child , Family pictures, POF.

Study Gap of 6years

No NSF mail received!

Sent Paid mail - 17th January
Response - Decision has been made

Transfer to VAC - 20th Of January, 2022

Collection Mail - 20th of January, 2022

Passport Collected - 20th of January, 2022

I Testify to the Glory of God.

damilolat:
Where did you do yourbiometrics?

MrsDanex:
I just got a collection mail, waiting for DHL to dispatch to me. Although my dependants application is still at DMC, I don’t know if they will send all. Let me keep my fingers crossed. Good luck to all. Will update the house as soon as it gets to me

ShalewaT:
Someone advised that I don't use my school's address, cos they might not release the BRP to me until I pay my full tuition

Affam:
Dear Family,

Is it possible for one to get his or her passport with visa on it at the TLS center if decision has been made but application is yet to be transferred to VAC?

Thank you

AideeF:
1.) Please for Turkish airline do I need to do a precovid test to show in Istanbul when traveling to the Uk. I am fully vaccinated.

2.) My school hasn’t sent a receipt of my initial deposit and the airline is asking for school receipt and admission letter. Can I use my CAS letter because it also shows the amount I have paid and the remaining balance.

Star19:
29th December

kennykale:
Visa Alert �

Family of 2 [ My Wife and I]

Application - 3/12/2021

Biometrics - 17/12/2021

Transfer to VAC - 13/01/2022

DHL Delivery- 14/01/2022

No NSF Mail

3paid mails

Doc Submitted for Main applicant
Transcript, bSC cert, TB Cert, POF, passport
Dependant
Marriage Cert , TB very and passport

DMU way.


Congratulations

johnsonpal:
Hey guys, my last post was 2months ago. it's now 4 months of being here in the UK. And I have made it a point of duty to unlearn, learn, relearn, adapt as fast as possible. of course, I'm still a JJC

Disclaimer: This post is strictly my opinion, thought, and experience so far, which of course will be different from others.

This might be a little long so I apologize in advance

so let get to it.

In my last post I talked about finance, let me buttress my point a little more. I was able to work full time during the Christmas holiday which is different from the 20hrs/weekly you can work during school term. I had a 3 weeks Christmas break and I worked 9hrs daily for 14 days. I Would have worked daily for the entire week but unfortunately, I couldn't get more shifts.

Pay was 11/hr
11 * 9hrs = 99
99 * 14 = 1367 (Not that bad yeah?)

So working full time during holidays you can average say 2,000(if you can get and pull crazy hours)

If your school has a flexible payment plan, that stretches in between holidays, then maybe you can save up to pay 50% of your tuition. I still think there is no way you can pay 100% of the school fees even with unlimited holiday hours.
Don't forget you have other bills (rent, transport, feeding, etc ).

It's no news that the UK is practically dashing out visas to EVERYONE, ok, maybe not everyone let's say 90% of the people applying for the tier 4 student visa, and remember it's not just Nigeria, Indian, Vietnam, all over! so don't for one moment think that the UK government being benevolent with its student visa is 'grace', it's simply business for them.
After Brexit, the government is trying to bring money into their country, and they have succeeded greatly with the international students' tuition fees amounting to billions of pounds being pumped into the economy. The 2 years post-graduate is just an incentive to achieve this.

Now understand that the requirement to stay on in the UK after your 2 years post-graduate for most of us lies solely on landing a job, not just any type of job, a job that will be willing and ready to apply for you to stay.

Let's talk facts.

The competition for Jobs is going to be very fierce and this is even saying it lightly. We also need to consider Covid.
To understand how many people are coming into the UK for "study" right now, check these BBC links.

Student Accommodation Scarcity in the UK

https://www.google.com/search?q=uk+student+accomodation+scarcity&rlz=1C1JZAP_enGB983GB983&oq=uk+student+accomodation+scarcity+&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.7052j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8



There is massive accommodation scarcity in almost all Universities cities. So what is plan B, C?? how do we stand a better chance of landing these Jobs?

1 . Research, Research: There is a job shortage list that is regularly updated, Go to jobs websites(indeed, totaljobs, Linkedin), look at what is trending for the past year, look at the skills employers are looking for and somehow align your course with it.

Don't just study anything all because you want to leave Nigeria, What are the prospect of your course in landing a job in a fiercely competitive job market?

btw, for people studying MSc law, what is exactly the plan? I genuinely mean no offense, I'm just really curious


2. Develop yourself, even studying a relevant course is not assurance. Get practical skills. The major things employers look for here are Skills and experience. Apply for that internship, build that portfolio, Volunteer. Just Do everything possible to gain that experience.

3. Please don't be mediocre, if it only excels you know thoroughly, it's better than knowing bits of everything. btw, I think everyone should learn Excel, Coursera and Udemy are offering free courses.

4. Network as much as possible, join Linkedin. attend conferences, seminars if you can, register for school job fare Register on meetup.com, there are free events around your city, attend. Don't be too busy working your temp jobs and forget to plan for what is coming.

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Now, Plan B, C, so after doing all these say no job is forthcoming a year after your study. *God forbid* We all know that going back to Nigeria is almost not on the table for a lot of people.


- IF you are single, then, Good for you, Find real love, legally o!!

- Startup/investor Visa, I don't know much about this, but it is worth looking into.

- Continue with your Canada Pr process, your Msc should increase your score at least. (Most of dumped this when it was taking forever)

- Look into other countries, Australia, New Zealand



Lastly, Please try to do everything in your power not to break the term of your visa, like not attending lecturers, Examination misconduct/ plagiarism( I still don't understand why some people are paying people in Nigeria to do their assignments and projects for them. How can you be paying this much tuition fee and you wouldn't want to at least learn something. The lecturers here are always ready and available to help. I understand some of us are stressed from work, and not interested in school, but abeg try to edit those assignments you get from them" Machinery".
Plagiarism/Examination Misconduct is a big deal here o.


Again, Don't work more than 20hrs during school sessions. These guys will be looking at everything with microscopic eyes when it's time because of the population.

I know I'm not experienced enough to be dishing out advice, so let's just say this is me thinking out loud and in no way am I discouraging anyone from coming.

Your Dear brother reporting live from the frontline .


This is very insightful bro. Thanks for the tips and headups. Pls, I have a question which I will like to get an answer to. For someone that has a freelance job online say Upwork, Fiverr and the likes and get paid with platforms like Payoneer and PayPal before relocating to the UK. Can they still continue with it like a side hustle together with the 20hrs weekly physical jobs?

I need clarification for this my people. Thank you

efosakelly:
have you received your CAS? if yes how long did it take?

efosakelly:
Who is applied to University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)?

ShalewaT:
I applied for medicals through email and I was directed to apply online. Unfortunately there is no available date. Even till March
Is this real? My school resumes by February.

How do I do my TB test if I don't book for it? I'm so confused.

Obidede12:
Congratulations brother. Best of success as you proceed with your family


Congratulations to you. Don't worry the rest will come out positively.
Please how did you do this paid call and paid mail?

orangb:
Uclan doesn't require pof to issue cas

Newbie123:
Hi,

Please did you apply via UCAS or directly?

ColdNight:
Hello Everyone;
I need clarification on two thing pls.

1).Pls anyone has an idea how long it takes University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to offer CAS?
2). Do UClan requires POF before issuing CAS?

Thank you all.

House34:
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Pauloot:
I did let’s connect

ibk5891:
Got to IOM Ikeja today around 10am (my appointment was for 2pm).

As am typing this now, it's 8.04pm and am on the Que for x-ray (d last stage).

TB test is a whole days job oh! The center closed yesterday around 12am in d midnight.

No joke!

alexisHazel:
Hello great people.
I have been trying to book an appointment for TBS at the Lagos centre. But there are no available dates till February. Is there anyway to go around it. I emailed them and they still referred me back to their website. Kindly help out. Thanks

Didn’t work for me