iceberg54:
I foresaw the recent spate of denials by migri when guys started writing them about the current naira situation. I was very surprised why some people thought this was necessary, they should have been left alone to their job. Migri won't deny you out-rightly based on incomplete funds, they will first write to inform you, so there was no need to panic.

They have a fixed value used for every application period and even if currency fluctuates, they know its not the fault of the applicant and they would normally not take drastic measures such as this.

But when they started getting numerous emails, of course they will act, which explains why they even had to revisit already decided cases. And its funny that a lot of people that sent those emails didn't even have sufficient funds in their account, then why call their attention to it.

The exchange rate last year was at least 300 (can't remember exactly), yet they didn't increase minimum requirement nor gave guys any wahala.

A similar thing happened years back. A couple of years ago, you could pick up a statement of account from under bridge ikeja and use it to apply and get permit. But some years ago, some guys here decided to do 'I too know' and went on a protest that Finnish employers were not giving them jobs to support themselves while studying. The Finnish authorities were stunned and thought "But you guys showed over 6k euros in your account naw, so why do we need to give you jobs to survive?". So they had to investigate and then discovered our "wuruwuru" way of arranging the bank statement thingy. That was when they started checking account with banks.

Anyways, I sincerely hope those with pending applications get a positive outcome especially considering that this is the last chance for tuition free education.

Wish everyone the best.

And lastly, people who are in a "better country" already should just forget about migri and move on. Life comes with ups and downs and thank God for the alternative provided. I know people who were denied twice and still applied the third year, did the right thing, and got in.

Cheers guys!

Hello guys,

In 2015 I applied for residence permit, my sponsor gave the amount of 7000 euros in cash to me which i also deposited into my local account for onward[color=#006600][/color] transfer to my account in Finland thus Osusspankki. During my interview at the embassy, i presented three months statement of sponsor and was ask to present six months in the additional documents. I went in to collect the statement and at that moment the bank had made a change of name from NBM Bank to Pan African Bank. I thought so far as its the same name and account number on it, it is ok due to this i was denied reason been it is a forged document.

I did not withdraw the money from OP Bank because I thought of applying again, this time I went to the sponsor bank which they attached a letter and copies of publishes in the dailies of the change of name , all these while my 7000 euros was in Finland. I applied again in 2016 , which the 7000 euros has been in Finland almost a year now. They again denied me with same reason as 2015.

Now I am confused, should I change the sponsor and let him transfer the money from his account through a wire transfer to Finland bank or what should i do ? please advice me because I still wanna apply for the last time . getting the 7000 is not a difficult thing but how to go about it this time

Hello guys,

In 2015 I applied for residence permit, my sponsor gave the amount of 7000 euros in cash to me which i also deposited into my local account for onward[color=#006600][/color] transfer to my account in Finland thus Osusspankki. During my interview at the embassy, i presented three months statement of sponsor and was ask to present six months in the additional documents. I went in to collect the statement and at that moment the bank had made a change of name from NBM Bank to Pan African Bank. I thought so far as its the same name and account number on it, it is ok due to this i was denied reason been it is a forged document.

I did not withdraw the money from OP Bank because I thought of applying again, this time I went to the sponsor bank which they attached a letter and copies of publishes in the dailies of the change of name , all these while my 7000 euros was in Finland. I applied again in 2016 , which the 7000 euros has been in Finland almost a year now. They again denied me with same reason as 2015.

Now I am confused, should I change the sponsor and let him transfer the money from his account through a wire transfer to Finland bank or what should i do ? please advice me because I still wanna apply for the last time . getting the 7000 is not a difficult thing but how to go about it this time