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Hello,

Bank rate which could be same or higher than Oanda rate.

There will also be charges so factor that in as well

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omoajiri:
I dey greet una o.
Is the oanda rate to be used for the conversion of IHS & Visa payments from £ to $ since my domiciliary account only has $ debit card.

Hello,

Is your husband a British citizen or does have an ILR status?

So we can confirm if you are on the right thread and the information you need

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Julianstical:
Hello,

I don't know if this is the right trend for my question

I want to start my visa processing (settlement, husband is over there) can I fill the application form and book an appointment myself or do I need to get someone to help me with it

Hello

No na they are dependants

Screenshot what you are looking at so we can advise, remove all personal details

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ayinkala:
Good morning House

Please If I am apply for all my dependents visa application, Should I indicate STUDENT in their application?

Kindly advice

Hello

It has to be your appointment date.

You can't book on the 20th of July and show up on the 27th of June


What will happen to the people that booked that day?

You could book 20th July at 10am and arrive at 8am

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emandman:
@janetale is it true one can get the test done anytime you go there regardless of the appointment date on-line?

Hello,

Not sure why you need the timetable

Your course duration is 1year and then 4months is also added
Everyone here has had a steady amount of £705 as the total IHS they paid.

It is dependants that could differ

So work on a £705 budget unless things change from the Govt

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omoajiri:
The UoW time table for Sept. 2022 intake is the attached image.
I applied for a 1 year programme (no placement)
I need help on understanding the timetable so I can calculate the IHS appropriately as I don't know which one exactly is the programme end date. If it's either April 14 that semester 2 ends or its when summer period ends in October.
I know it will be shown on the CAS but I need ample time to plan appropriately.
Thanks

Hello,

It is an additional document to add so you need to create and submit it.

Some people that received NSF for dependants required it, it is therefore a proactive step.

Check the thread, lots of samples on this has been given

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Alexia20:
Hello all ,I am applying for dependant visa and part of my checklist for submission doesn't include financial consent letter but only consent letter for the children from the parents and the rest of other normal vitals eg ,Brp ,passports etc Is there something I am doing wrong ? as I can see that financial consent letter is being demanded from some dependant folks here.

Hello

Since the customer service officer advised them it should be fine

You can make your payment anytime before your test. I will advise as early as possible so you are ready(Monday perhaps?)

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abeysticks:
Good morning house ,I was given a booking for June 29 for TB test ,with no ref number , but when I called the customer care line, about the ref ID ,they said I can use my passport no, also on that day , that my name will be among the name that will be pasted for the day, so gurus in the house I want to ask that is that possible cos I will be coming from far place to Lagos ,so that one will not be hearing different stories when get dre pls advice you boy, I am begging. Also when is the best time to make the payment for the test cos the test is next week Wednesday. Thanks.

Hello

Either of them

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farnet:
I have funds in both personal account and business account, and wants to transfer to one and maintain it for POF. Wife is the MA and I'm the dependent, and the business account is joint account with wife as the business is registered (business name) with both names. The personal account is also my salary account. Which of the accounts is better to use please?

Hello

Happy with the points you made here.

On spousal visa(the emphasis is on real love), the system frowns at any other type and will kick you out as fast as you came in when caught

Hopefully it guides others

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KillBill2:
The reality is, not everyone embarking on the student route will get the opportunity to stay and live in the UK permanently. This might be harsh but it’s the truth.

I came to the UK just before the old post-study was scrapped. During my 2 week orientation, we were told to study hard and get good results as that would help us secure a job. A lot of international students in my university took this advise seriously and despite some graduating with distinction and merit, only a handful were lucky. Those who couldn’t secure a job had no choice but to pack up and return. It was really heartbreaking to see some of the brightest people I’ve ever met forced to leave. Sadly, life as an illegal immigrant is horrible and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.


Some other routes to settlement you could consider should you choose:
Spousal Visa - You can apply via marriage (real love) if your spouse meets the financial threshold. It was easier before Brexit as being married to an EU National automatically gave you the right to reside. Sadly that ship sailed a long time ago. You can now only rely on marriage to a British citizen or someone with permanent residency ( ILR, EU settled or Pre-settled status).

Global Talent Visa - If you’re a tech bookworm and believe you can make a change in the digital world then this is for you. For more information, check gov.uk

Continuous study- You can explore the PHD option if you’ve got a lot of cash reserve, knack for research and 3 more years for academia. Personally, I didn’t opt for PHD because I knew I wouldn’t be able to cope with more studying. The MSc was more than sufficient �.
My cousin studied for almost 10 years just so he can qualify for long residency. Was it worth it, he alone knows.

For survival, I know some Nigerians are resilient and I’m hoping you are too.

- Come with the funds you showed Home office
- Choose an affordable city for your studies
- Seek academic help early if you’re struggling.
- Research organisations that can sponsor you early and put in as many applications as possible before your graduation
- Make use of charity shops if money is tight. You’ll be amazed at the quality you’ll find in some shops.
- Register for your National Insurance number as soon as you arrive.
- Get a UK bank account asap
- Register with Electoral Roll ( Nigerian INEC) and GP practice
- Start your job application asap
- Make good friends
- Brush up on your interview skills ( YouTube is a great place to start).

With regards to work, It’s important you have your living expenses when you arrive as it could take months to get a job. This way you can treat any income from the 20hr work as a reserve. I would encourage you to get a part time job that will guarantee the minimum 20 hrs/ week with holiday pay. This will ensure you have a steady income every month.
I’m not a fan of agency work ( aka zero hour contract) although I can see the appeal for students. Should you choose this option, be aware that you could go some days/ weeks without work if the agency does not have a shift for you.

To your other question, I don’t regret coming here to study because this country has given me an opportunity that I would have otherwise not had if I had remained in Nigeria. I was lucky to get a job I enjoy and have progressed in my organisation.

It is important that anyone embarking on this journey lower their expectations because the reality is often different from the picture family and friends paint. You’ll be amazed to know that some people have come here financially unprepared and then turn to the church or council for help when things go wrong.

All I can tell you is don’t let the fear of the unknown put you off. Remember no risk, no reward. You alone can decide if the student route is the right part for you. Good luck

Hello

Has this been sorted?

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endinpraise907:
@duchess90

Please help me here.
I was trying to pay IHS and saw a prompt on the page which says: YOU HAVE NO DEPENDENTS.
i didn't state ds cos i do have. what do you think i did wrong?
Thanks.

Hello,

Have you arrived Coventry? Are you all sorted now?

Do let me know if you need help

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Jsaviour:
Thanks. How can I get a cheap accommodation for this night in Coventry.

The school said they have closed for the day for working hours until tomorrow.

My buss will soon get to Coventry

Hello,

At the moment it is quite straightforward and there seems to be booklets and availability.

Hopefully it doesn't change before the OP needs his passport renewed

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bigtt76:
Yes but subject to availability of booklets and if not resolved early, may affect your prospects when asked for both your BRP and passport. Reason why most people prefer to travel back home to do this, is because they believe they can determine the outcome of application in Naija

Hello,

I didn't even check, the OP was supposed to do the research


Thanks for correcting it

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Mannymanny:
The visa amount is still £363 for MA… I guess u made a mistake

Hello,

Thanks for showing this

Because you provided a joint account, you and your dependant should sign

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Afmaag123:
Home office consent letter for children. Page 2 as attached.
They are using a joint account but this says joint ownership with a third party. I see people filling only 1 and 2. Do they have to fill this?

Then also on the first page of the consent form for the children , MA signed alone but her husband signed on the third page with her.

Hello,
Can you screenshot what you are looking at

With the bolded yes,both will have to fill it.

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Afmaag123:
@Duccess90 , anyone with joint account experience.
The consent form for kids carries 3 pages but I noticed that page 2 has something that says "[b]joint ownership".
If a spouse presents a joint account, do they have to fill the page 2? [/b]Or just skip it and do 1 and 3

Hello,

Does she have a study gap of more than 5years since her last degree?

Is the bank part of the study gap?

If the above is true, she should state on her CV the start and end date of her job

Ending your job in August prior to your study is not a problem and shouldn't be

If the above is No, it shouldn't be a concern

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femiesomuch:
Good morning great minds. Please I need your answers to this: My wife will be applying for her visa around Third week in July but the challenge is that she was to resign from her job first week in August due to so many factors that is affecting her mental health, she works as a marketer in one of the leading banks and the pressure in getting deposit is so crazy and all. I want to find out if it won’t affect her getting her visa because what if they do their due diligence around mid August before the visa is out and she is no longer in the system. So i want to know does being out of job affect the visa. Please it is urgent, thank you all.

Hello

You passed the declaration stage you can't edit

If it is a serious mistake you have to cancel and do another application

IHS fees will be refunded in due course

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Temayo:
Good morning. Gurus in the house, please I need to make a correction on my Visa application but I have already paid for IHS. All buttons for editing have disappeared. What can I do please?

Hello

Following @Justwise question why then will you be depressed?

If requested,you can provide your statement showing what is left and then evidence of the rest of the expense to show where the funds have gone to (i.e rent paid/train or bus tickets) and any major expenses (not necessarily groceries)

Scan as many evidence as possible to an A4 paper ( label appropriately) and prepare incase it is requested

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Oracle55:
Please im so depressed you guys should hear me out and suggest please, I plan getting to the uk then after 3 months my wife and kid can join me, here is my worry my wife will have her pof in her account when she applies, please what if ukvi now ask for my own pof while I'm in UK just to make sure funds is not recycled what do I do? I'm so worried please who has passed through this huddle help me before I faint please

Hello

Paying your deposit is what secures your admission. So at the moment you haven't

Once that's done, you can proceed with the TB test while waiting for your CAS.

I assume the rest of the financial requirements is also considered

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Collins4u1:
Hello I hope this thread will serve this purpose too.

I'm going to the UK for study, I have secured admission,
School fees will be paid with the week.

So I'm wondering the next thing to do if I should go ahead and do tuberculosis test. I don't have a CAS yet cos I've not paid my tuition.

Please Advice!

Hello

Use Oanda conversion rate, the link is at the first page of the thread .

Leave room for currency fluctuations

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Ace0074:
Good evening nairalanders. Please what rate can I use to calculate my pof to be on a safer side. I will be using the statement for visa too

Hello,

No there is no effect

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matthewosun:
No, I just want to confirm if I continue with it since the school has change for me and if there is any effect of using one address for a school on the tb test certificate for another school thanks

Hello

Religious marriage certificate should be fine

2. Try to also include other documents to show proof of relationship, check the thread this has been discussed previously

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jum33:
Is religious marriage certificate is as well acceptable as proof of marriage or is it compulsory it must be court.
.Hope there havent't been any case of denial cos of marriage certificate not being court as I intend to make use of my church marriage cert for ukvi application

Hello

1. Yes you can TB test is valid for 6months
2. @the bolded is that for TBtest, there is naira value the last I remember

Removing the value I quoted earlier.

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emandman:
I should get my cas by july ending, but can I do that tb test right now,will it still be valid till august when I'll apply for visa and the cost of 150 dollar to stanbic bank how do I convert it in naira?

Hello

Nope, that's an honest omission.

I won't be worried

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Kunleop:
Is this really matter, my residential address on TB test NO 2 UNIT 4 ZONE 8 AKINTOLA ROAD OKE OLA IBADAN while my wife made a mistake on her own TB by written
NO 2 UNIT 4 ZONE 8 OKE OLA IBADAN.
SHE OMMITED AKINTOLA ROAD

Kindly assist.

I hope its not an issue

Hello,

Applying to different schools is not a waste of time.
Have you considered the course you want to go for? The bolded shouldn't be the reason you will apply to a school.

This is thousands of pounds investment and a year of your life.

If it is just a refusal without a ban, most Uni's will give you admission, please do some research on your preferred course and apply

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ifymm:
Goodevening all,
Please which universities gives cas without minding ur past visa [/b]refusal.Cos I have being refused tourist visa for uk 2019.
Because I dont want to [b]waste time applying to school that wont give me cas once I declare my past refusal.Thanks

Hello,

Please scan your marriage certificate from an A3 to an A4( colored only) go along with both so they see the original version.

Flash drives are not allowed , so only hard copies

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Bhoyo:
@Duchess90, @Justwise and other Gurus.

I need your advice pls.

I optioned for assisted service next but I have a document that it is on A3 (marriage certificate), pls do you think they will be able to scan A3 documents at the assisted service? Because I read it on TSL VI that all documents must be A4.
Also is it acceptable to also go with soft copy documents through flash drive?
Pls what can I do?

Thanks

Hello,

Have you been updating yourself on the current timeline for study visa

It is currently at 4weeks(please consider working days only)

At the moment you are halfway the timeline, there's nothing to do to make it faster. You have to be patient
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dharmeelawlarh:
Good evening gurus,next week Monday will make it 15working days I did my biometrics,I just tracked my application process and it’s srill on “Application received by DMC”,do I need to do anything to make if faster or something pls?
Thanks in advance

Hello,

No it is not at all

Actually in my opinion presenting more adds a bit of credibility

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Bhoyo:
Thanks so much for your quick response @Duches90.
You said YES for answer 3. Pls hope the 41 days (17th of MAY to 27th of JUNE) for the account statement is not too long?

Hello @Bhoyo

Very long list here we go

1. No it is less than 5years gap

2. No

3. Yes

4.Yes

5.No

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Bhoyo:
@justwise @duchess90 and other gurus.

Please I have few questions with regards to my visa application with my spouse (dependant)

1. Main applicant finished NYSC on March 2021, pls does she need to submit any employment letter or any reference letter?

2. During our Visa application form, we chose “YES”for this question “Do you own the house you live”. With this answer we chose, pls do we need to submit the house documents? NOTE: we have the land survey and the building plan of our house we live.

3. We are planning to print our statement of account by 27th of June to cover from 17th of May to 27th of June. We have also submitted online application yesterday 20th of June but our biometric is 28th of June. Please gurus in the house, does this go well considering the date we make our online application?

4. Does the dependant need financial consent letter from the Main applicant? Considering the dependant is her spouse and we stated it in our application that dependant living expenses was included in MA statement of account.

5. Lastly, the dependant stated his traveling history on his visa application, does he need to upload his Temporary Residence Card (expired). Note, on his passport it was a year visa but got a temporary residence card as an extension to be 2years.

Note: biometric is Assisted service

Hope to read a quick response.
Thanks in advance

Hello,

There is no need to appeal as the reason they refused your application is very clear.

My advise is to apply to other Unis that accept 3rd class

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chukz99:
Good evening gurus in the house. Please I got the response below earlier today. Is there a way I can appeal to get considered? Thanks

Dear Saddek04

I have responded

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saddek04:
@ duchess pkease