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Yes, Lagos.

Altern8tor:
Which airport did he take... MMA Lagos?

Happy new year my fellow nairalanders. It's well already with everyone of us in Jesus Name.

One important information i have for you guys. Is not take your visa approval as an express permission to enter the United Kingdom. So, as you plan to travel make sure you have your funds readily available in your account. And also be ready for further interviews and interrogations at both your boarding and destination airports.

Currently someone i know, who supposed to be coming in for Jan start was refused boarding because he couldn't show proof that he has his funds intact in his account.

So I advise you all to apply due diligence in ensuring that you comply with not just the visa requirements but that of entry also.

Best of luck to you all.
Happy new week.

Forumscroller:
I don't know where these lies and fear-mongering is coming from, and why Nigerians like spreading fear, maybe it's from the psychological need to intimidate people or something ,but it's very weird and annoying, saw something similar on twitter not too long ago.

Yes there was a white man on the queue asking basic questions before people could board,
- What are you studying, what university, Do you have your eVisa. very basic stuff
Nothing else. Just for formalities.
Carry all your documents, as long as you've gotten your visa there is no need to fear.

He was NOT asking for proof of funds or any other weird scary stuff.

Relocated last week and I saw him there, questions last like 2minutes at most. Thanks for your attention to this matter.

Is this what you could make out of the primary experiences shared here? So sad!
Please why not quietly give your experience or at best, if you want, constructively respond to opinions you wish to react to, than being overly insulting and provoking.

You should be able to note before that it's better for our brothers and sisters in here to travel prepared to face any of those situations that were highlighted in this thread should they come up at any point than being caught up unaware.

So, this insult (taking us to be liers and fear-mongers for sharing our experiences) is uncalled for as you may have so many other ways of driving home your opinions without insulting anyone.
I am personally concerned because comments like yours can be detrimental to the fundamental goals of this platform.

Vicodaf:
UKVI hardly deny visa, just make sure you do your due diligent very well

Why you think so could be because people hardly announce their visa refusals here.

Vicodaf:
I answer the one am sure about, not a must you do it anyways, do what works for you, once you declare your visa refusal to school forget the admission

Who told you that. Another bad advice. I declared multiple refusals, and I got admissions to all the three schools that I applied to; LMU, UoSIL, and UoW.

Vicodaf:
Your agent is right, Make sure you don't declare your visa refusal to school but declare it to ukvi when applying for visa

This can be dangerous. Very bad advice. I had 4 previous visa refusals, 1 from UK, 2 from USA, 1 from Canada. Declared these refusals to both my uni and UKVI, yet visa approved at the end of the day.

Though, I went through a rigorous application processes that involve multiple interviews, i.e., CAS application credibility interview and visa interview

Ikekaike:
Biometric on 18th August
Supporting document on 26th August
Paid call 12th September
Empty mail 12th September
2nd paid call 17th September (they said decision have been made)
Still waiting for approval mail .God please us

You may want to reconfirm that you sent the requested documents according to UKVI instruction. I hope you put your application ref. no. in the subject field for easy recognition.

A quick one for you guys before I forget.

Starting from my experience from Nigeria. I would advise that on no account should anyone of you travel by road to the airport on your departure date, except for those residing in cities close to international airport location where they are scheduled to fly out from. You may want to travel to your departure designation latest, a day before or fly locally to avoid missing your flight. I missed my original flight departure schedule for 17th Sept. I left Anambra by 7am and got to MMIA by 10pm, of which boarding closes 9pm. Then I had to reschedule at an extra cost for the next day.
You may also want to look at the list of prohibited items if you don't want your stuff to be seized and be confiscated at the airport.

Please also be prepared to face further scrutiny while entering UK, even after completing UK student visa interview. I know that those of us that were interviewed before approving their visa application may think that the game is over as for visa interview. You may be stunned by what you will meet at the entry point. This time, it looks more like interrogation instead. Though I am not sure this applies to everyone.
So, let's share our entry point experiences so we can understand the pattern.

You may also avoid too much load as the way to your destination may involve a lot of transloading and multiple transport connections and exchanges. This can add more stress to you especially after a long flight.

I hope this will be helpful to those of us who will be traveling afterwards
Best of luck.

Vicodaf:
Good day everyone, i have been booked for ukvi interview today, please Is it right to declare a master degree to the interviewer even thou I did not submit it for supporting document when I apply for visa

Certainly necessary. All you need to do to help your application is to give them a convincing enough reasons how your previous masters may benefit you.
You may want send me a private msg for further info. Cos I will to know your background to be able to guide you better. There is no one answer fit all applicants' circumstances.

[quote author=Vicodaf post=136830600][/quote]@Vicodaf.
You should expect questions around your choice of programme, e.g., why that programme, short and long term benefits of studying that course; your choice of school, e.g., why that very school your chose; your study destination, e.g., why UK out of the world's popular study destinations, say US, Germany, and Canada, and also why the particular city where your school is located. Tell how the programme will help in your future career development. And also, there are questions designed to see how much you know your course modules and structure of your programme. You may be asked to talk about a particular module that stands out to you.
You have to be attentive through the interview and do not hesitate to request for questions to be respected to be sure you understand the question before answering. Some times questions could be rephrased to see how honest your answers are.
Things you must avoid include giving generic answers, no cram work, and do not lie, be honest about your answers. That's all. As usual, UK visa officers are friendly set of persons, and I am sure that will make you to feel confortable with the interview.
They interview lasts for 90mins as indicated in your interview schedule, so you may want to say as much as you can anytime the interview question comes to your know.
Best of luck.

typingmaster:
Hello everyone. The account I presented as financial evidence, is it advisable to use same account to make payments for my visa application?

But make sure you POF doesn't drop below the minimum amount required

CSSPATRICK:
Warmest congratulations

On my typing "warmest congratulations " to @liberallatty, guess what!

It was my own successful visa application email dropping.

Praise thy Lord.

Biometric was on the 15th of August,
We are processing your application email 20th,
Survey email 22nd,
Unable to process your application within the established visa processing times email 4th of September.
Student Interview schedule email 8th of September (Interview scheduled for today, the 11th of Sept. 9:30 am). Interview lasted for exactly 90 mins). At the end of the interview, my Interviewer told me that there will be a decision on my visa application in two working days.
Suprisenly, successful visa email dropped same today 11 Sept. around 5pm.

My brothers and sisters in this forum who are yet to recieve your visas, yours are on the way IJN. Amen

liberallatty:
Visa alert

Bio 15th August
Application update mail 15th August
Survey mail 15th
Empty NSF September 4th September
Successful email: 10th September

Wish those waiting all the best.

Warmest congratulations

Fatherspride:
I made a paid enquiry last night and i got this responds, "Our records indicate a decision has been made on your application." but no email yet to that effect, Do you advise i go ahead to create an account?

Positive response

chamber2:
Visa approved for my bro.

TB test on 28th August 2025

Biometrics on 29th August, Abuja

Visa success mail today August 8, 2025

Just one week

Standard application



Wishing others success 🙌

Warmest congratulations.

Perhaps you had no previous travel history and visa refusals.

FactBoyz:
He said one Canada refusal before

I see.
Thanks for the update.

Fatherspride:
How long does it takes after the bio to get this message?

I did my Bio on the 15th of August, got first message from UKVI on the 20th, followed by survey email on the 22nd, then the unable to process email on the 4th of Sept. What about you?

Happy new week my good people,
Please, I would appreciate if those that had recieved the UKVI message that read... "we cannot make a decision on your visa application within the established processing times", can tell us how many days/weeks it took for them to get a decision. Only primary experience needed. Thanks

Happy new week my good people,
Please, I would appreciate if those that had recieved the UKVI message that read... "we cannot make a decision on your visa application within the established processing times", can tell us how many days/weeks it took for them to get a decision. Only primary experience needed. Thanks

FactBoyz:
I saw someone that got this email some threads ahead and the person later wrote that he got visa alert the next day.. check previous pages on this thread, you'll see it

Please could you find out if he was also having multiple previous visa refusals

FactBoyz:
I saw someone that got this email some threads ahead and the person later wrote that he got visa alert the next day.. check previous pages on this thread, you'll see it

Sounds like a miracle.
I pray.

Please is there anyone here who received same message as the one below before having his/her visa application approved. Can I have an idea what the waiting time from here will be like. Say another 2 or 4 weeks?


We are unable to make a decision on your application within published visa processing times. For up-to-date information on processing times, visit https://u28610873.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.crwiFCZRjnQvbaHEQ6MY6ZlL11I2DKetpdBB5TAxGu0n7aBh46cdJW2VJguEp2HvAdPYZVjPldBpOifxrpbz6k-2FOkgn8wLvZwwHY-2B1AkSKM-3DvTlD_BkSP7PexHd6J3b2OGN7J0KFEdzk9sOTo-2BcaOQLjYVYFpWZn40thx7u3hFhwknslLNQW3I9uVl-2FxQovQH5HbtVh-2BBX01eNzm56s53flGSr-2BW0oD0wCpZH36lZgcWEjmyh2RZhmxGA8b-2FvdRGBbpZUyET1-2BwbjY09WdpPi9pFP5h69uTR6AnbKkIx1-2BsOV6hixBJeApGMd5UJjIdWLmtSScMAPD2rT-2Fn5vR3UYROMqzwns-2B3sQ0mAe94Jd-2FbTeuyYA

Do not contact UK Visa and Immigration, we will contact you if we require more information.

Please be assured that we will continue to progress your application to make a decision as soon as possible.
Your visa application may take longer to process, if for example:

• the information in your application is not accurate or requires further consideration
• you need to provide further evidence, for example evidence of funds
• your supporting documents need to be verified
• you need to attend an interview
• further information is required on your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction)
• UKVI is experiencing increased visa demand

UK Visa and Immigration

Do not reply to this email. This is an automated email, and this inbox will not be monitored.

Feyisharah:
It not priority,it normal standard he did

Did you ask him the documents submitted. And whether he has any previous visa refusals or study years gap. And also if he completed the visa application himself or through an agent

Feyisharah:
I did on Aug 12th nothing yet till now and someone that just did on 29th got today

That would be priority application

Had all those that did their biometric on or b4 15th of August gotten decision on their UK student visa application? Kindly share your experiences

doublestar21:
I did

Congratulations,
Please could you give us the breakdown of your visa processing timeline and documents submitted

Nememmaobi:
Thanks

5pm sharp

Wow...

Seems many more will drop between now and 5pm today. Congratulations once more

Ayobami227:
Hello everyone I need your honest response and review on the explanation of my financial situation. First time applicant.

I wrote that I earn 500,000 monthly after tax as asked on the application portal. And this is also reflected on my payslip from my regular 9-5.

But I also have additional sources of income from my registered Make-up and wig selling beauty parlour, Rent payment from my tenants, and an investment with an investment company and the income surpasses my salary.

Now, after ticking additional sources of Income to be Investment and another Income on the portal,

I was asked how much is my total regular additional income Annually. I indicated 13million.

To the part of my monthly expenses, I spend around 600k a month as reflected on my bank statement....this actually outweighs my regular salary of 500k and that is because I have other sources of income that come in monthly. and I have seen here that monthly expense is a crucial factor for approval or denial. My current closing balance as reflected on my 4 month Bank statement is 14milllion. and opening balance of 10m.

My question is, is it okay to put a figure that is more than my regular salary as monthly expenses? Especially because I earn more than the 500k salary monthly. And add proofs

Or do I add my additional income with the normal salary and put in that box for monthly income after tax.?


Thank you , as I await your response.

I think what is needed here is just you being honest to yourself because you ought to know to know your circumstances better than anyone else. I believe you know what income means, and salary in this context can be referred to as one source of your income. And expenses, on the other hand, denotes monies spent presumably from your income. You may be required to provide proof of other sources of your income aside your monthly salary as you claim to have had other sources. With this, I see nothing wrong if you spend more than your monthly salary. But where I feel you would need some further clarifications is in a situation whereby you spend more than your income. This is just a common sense reasoning from me, I am not an expert though

Nememmaobi:
Visa Alert 🎉🎉🥳

Standard Application

Biometrics- August 8th
Empty NSF- August 29th
Visa mail- September 1st

Documents submitted:
Passport
CAS
Tb result
Bank statement
Transcript
School Cert
Waec result
2 additional educational cert
CV
Work reference letter
SOP

No additional documents requested

1 previous Canada visa refusal

What God cannot do does not exist. 🙏🏻

Warmest congratulations.
Thanks for updating.

As we expect many success updates this week, please help us drop yours here as they come. Best wishes. Happy new month with a new week.

As we expect many success updates this week, please help us drop yours here as they come. Best wishes. Happy new month with a new week.

sharkdodo14:
Good evening everyone, please I urgently need help. We are trying to upload documents for my mother-in-law's visit visa but some documents are saying virus infected. What can we do please?

You may consider using the VSF Global paid document service. That's what I used. But make sure you have all the documents you want to upload in A4 paper format