BoleAndFish:
Oh thanks a lot.

From your moniker, I guess you're Edo

Yeah!

Arhmiee:


Congrats

Thanks

Visa approved!

Biometric date: 28th Aug
Transferred to VAC: 21st Sept
Received by VAC: 22nd Sept
Collection mail: 22nd Sept
Picked up: 22nd Sept

A closer look at the letter accompanying the passport indicates a decision had been made on the 16th of Sept.

Good luck and God’s speed to others awaiting.

Cheers!

BoleAndFish:
Good day guys. I'm applying for masters degree in Information Systems and Management in the UK. Pls someone should help me with a guide on how to write letter of intent. The necessary content and things I shouldn't include in the letter of intent.

@boleandfish what a name!

Aprokodaughter:
Hey Guys its here its here

Submitted: August 21st
Biometrics/interview: August 28th
Collection Mail: September 21st
Collection: September 21st

Visa Granted.

Thank you to everyone on this forum I really appreciate.

Congrats! Sheffield Hallam go hear woorrddddd!!! Lol

Bashybabe2020:
Tls ikeja will see me on Monday because this is not okay and I can’t come and go and die .

mimilyrics:
From Egbeda, board a bus to Oshodi, from Oshodi, board another bus to Obalende but you might be lucky to get a direct Lekki-Ajah bus. From Obalende, board a bus to Lekki-Ajah, alight at Law school bus stop and walk backwards for 20 seconds towards Muri Okunola park. Don't cross, just turn left, walk for roughly 50-60 seconds before turning left again. Walk down for about 2 mins before turning right on church gate street. That street has TLS contact. It's not hard to miss because there is usually high traffic there, touts and applicants inclusive.

If you're driving, use 3rd mainland bridge. Take the exit that leads to Osborne, Ikoyi (that should be the 2nd exit, the 1st leads to sura). Just follow the road from Osborne Foreshore down to the bridge that connects VI and Lekki. Turn right once you come down the bridge (you will sight MTN office to your right from the top of the bridge) and drive onto Ozumba Mbadiwe, turn right into Adeyemo Alakija (just before law school bus stop; you should be able to see civic towers from before law school), then turn left into the street opposite Muri Okunola park (note that this is a one-way road), turn right and find a place to park. The touts will find parking space for you for a fee if you can't find one. TLS is on the left side of the street if you come in from law school.

This was their former office. They have moved away from this address. Ivie House at Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island is where there are presently.

mimilyrics:
It's actually closer and easier to navigate from Law School bus stop.

No ooo... Law school is a different route entirely.

firstLadyy:
So when I get to vi how do locate the TLS centre?

It’s not far from Eko Hotel roundabout. The venue is on the same street with Zenith Bank head office (Ajose Adeogun). It’s a walking distance from the roundabout. Just ask for IVIE HOUSE. On the other side of the road, there is Chicken Republic and Mama Cass restaurants.

From Obalende or CMS, you could get buses going to Eko Hotel roundabout.

omopapa:
Amazon job reminds me when I worked at amazon warehouse for 3 days I never went back. The warehouse is the size of 10, YES TE...N football stadiums. Job is readily available and good for people looking to lose weight except you are lucky to get packing instead of picking orders

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Thanks so much really appreciate

This can also suffice

The Entry Clearance Officer
British High Commission
11, Walter Carrington Crescent,
Victoria Island,
Lagos

Sanitizer:
If your maintenance fee has fallen below requirement as stipulated by UKVI, make further payment to your school (if you are still owing your school part of the first year tuition fees) or pay some fees towards your university accommodation and upload receipt to lay claims that your maintenance should be reduced. let you university update your CAS. Up to £1,265 of the accommodation fees paid will be deducted from the amount of funds you are required to show available to you. Using the card option will be faster.

It's better than waiting for Naira to appreciate, which is not likely to happen soon.

Nice idea!

YesLadyN:


Hi @Francieuche,

Have you been able to do this? I’d appreciate if anyone who has a sure uniben transcript link can reach me. Thanks

Sent a message.

Vik15:




pls how much did you pay to get it?

9k is on the high side. Usually around 4K-5k or less depending on your bargaining power.

However, I don’t think the UK require police report for student visa. Even if they do, or you think you’d need one, the report/clearance has a validity period of 3 months(not too sure about the period, but I remember so)

mattfeuter:


Nothing for UK applicants to watch out about. . .

Trump is the one who’s wilding.

Lol... Based on believe.

Yimi4real:
Na wa for them at IOM, still waiting for radiographer at 9:30am when appointment was for 8am

I tire ooo. Been here since 7am!

SAMDEEA123:


Can you please share a summary of it's content? I no wan click link and come see another thing?

A message from our CEO

I wanted to share a personal message with everyone who is currently waiting for our visa centres to reopen around the world.

Many of you are feeling angry and frustrated that you can’t access our centres to retrieve your documents, progress your visa applications, or start new applications, and I totally understand why.

Many of you have been separated from friends and family since the pandemic started and it’s been an incredibly worrying time for everyone.

We are gradually beginning to reopen our visa centres now, but unless the one you need to access is confirmed as reopening soon, that won’t provide you with much comfort or reassurance. I want to get our locations open as quickly as it’s safe and legal for us to do so. Everyone wants to get back to ‘business as usual’, including me and the team at TLScontact.

But like many things linked to this virus, it’s sadly not as simple as throwing the doors open the day that restrictions are lifted and the local lockdown is removed. For us to reopen a visa centre we need to have met three conditions – firstly, we need local lockdown restrictions to be lifted, then we need permission to open from the local authorities in-country where the centre is located, and finally, we need approval from the government for whom we are processing the applications. In some cases, we may not yet be able to meet all three of these requirements, and therefore we are unable to
reopen. I’m genuinely sorry that this is the case for many of you.

I can assure you that I, and the team here at TLS, are doing all we can to accelerate the opening of
centres over the coming weeks, and will continue to do so until we’re fully open once more. We are also busy putting into place all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our customers and staff when we do reopen. We will post on social media and on our websites as soon as we meet the requirements for us to open in each individual country.

We look forward to welcoming you to our visa centres again very soon.

Simon Grant, Chief Executive Officer. TLScontact

duchess90:
Hi @Eromo10,

I see you tried to send an email. Can you please post it here?

Cheers

Hi duchess90,

I only wanted to learn about Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cranfield Village wrt accommodation. I understand the village is the closest to the school.

Are there libraries in the other cities - Milton and Bedford?

How convenient is it shuffling between city and school?

Where did you reside while you were there?

Did you work while studying?

Ceteris Paribus, I’d be going in September � Just want plan where to reside. I attended the webinar last week, and there were discussions around F2F and online option(if you want and are not able to come physically).

For other prospective students, attached is a letter I came across concerning reopening of Visa centers.

Thanks

@mimilyrics, I have decided!�

mimilyrics:
Your loan confirmation letter from Prodigy can be used as proof of finance to support your visa application as long as the loan isn't conditional; the only condition for disbursement of funds, if any, MUST be the procurement of your student visa.
Both prodigy and future finance are regulated financial institutions with an active educational loan schemes and are regulated by the FCA.

Absolutely right.

mimilyrics:
Canterbury is a beautiful town and you'd love it if you're into picturesque landscapes. The locals are welcoming; it's also a small and quiet place; Walking from the city centre to UniKent takes roughly 40-60 minutes. There are 3 universities in Canterbury (University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Creative Arts) so a large student population exists.

The study experience is cool. The teaching quality is high and it's very vigorous; you're expected to produce the highest quality work on your studies but once you get a good grip of your academic writing style and engage with your course, it's easier to do. You can also take part in the Aspire business workshop if you intend to start a business after your course with the school's support; a classmate got his Tier 1 visa through this.
I took part in various programs on campus and volunteered on campus and it helped me settle quite well into my studies. You can log your volunteering activities on the Kent Union website and trade your points for internship experience to be undertaken after you finish your coursework for the session. You can also log your participation on the Global Skills Awareness program in order to trade it in for other rewards.

Students jobs are in constant supply. There's a club (club chemistry and it's sister club, Tokyo Tea rooms) in town that are constantly recruiting; no bartending or club work experience is required, they train newbies. They pay minimum wage which increases depending on how long you've been with them.
You can also work on campus (Venue night club, school cleaning dept, the school food stores e.t.c) or off campus (stores on the high street, bars and more are constantly recruiting); the school jobs pay just the minimum wage, no extras. The job shop in school also constantly posts on and off- campus jobs on its site and its doors. Your best bet for work would be Club Chemistry if you don't mind working at night, they also have programs with music artistes and DJs, charity events e.t.c from time to time which will give you more than 20hours (in 2-3 days) when it's not term time. If you end up going there, go to Club chemistry/Tokyo Team rooms and ask to speak to the manager or check their website/facebook for their contacts and send them a mail or call them.

Living expense is quite low if you don't go for the extras or on-campus accommodation. If you go for on-campus housing, you'd be placed in Woolf College (exclusively for PG students for Sept - Sept) or Tyler court (From Sept - July).
*Accommodation ranges from 290 to around 500 for shared apartments. The house I lived in was fully finished with 5 bedrooms which ranged from £320 (single room) - £400 (double room) which included all bills. I lived close to the city centre so it was easier to shop and access buses to school.
Got my accommodation on https://homestampkent.co.uk/ it's a partnership of the 3 universities in Canterbury to help students find off-campus accommodation.

For ensuite accommodation off-campus, check https://www.crm-students.com/student-accommodation/canterbury/palamon-court-canterbury/


* Food costs the same as across London, I spent around £ 20-30 on food monthly because I usually had like 5-8 bowls of soup/stew which sometimes lasted me 6 weeks (I usually got this each time I went home in London so I didn't pay for this). Major purchases like a 5kg bag of rice, yam flour, poundo e.t.c cost me about £20 for 2 months. There's also just one African store close to the city centre.

*Transportation is quite cheap. At the start of each session, Stagecoach has a 9-month Unirider ticket offer for travel within Kent and East Sussex at around £250. You just need to show your card + student ID when you board buses; cost applies if you're going outside the coverage areas. If you don't buy the Unirider ticket for the session, each return trip will cost you around £3.50. If you have to go to Medway, you can register for the school's free bus there as the Unirider card isn't valid in Medway; the bus will drop you at the Medway campus.
For travel to London: return train ticket is around £45-50 but National Express return tickets are usually around £15-20. There are 2 train stations (Canterbury East and Canterbury West stations) and one bus station (Originating and terminal points for buses) in Canterbury.

Fun spots (I'll update as I remember):
Bluewater shopping centre, Greenhithe (for shopping, ice skating, nature trails, movies e.t.c) is about 50-60 mins from Canterbury via National express and a return ticket costs about £14.

Port of Dover: about 20 mins from Canterbury. Your Unirider ticket is valid for this.

Canterbury Cathedral. Free access with your student ID.

Gulbenkian theatre if you're into stage plays and performances.

Drinks/food hangout spots on campus: Woody's, Kbar, Origins, Mungos, Sibson cafe.
Drinks/food off campus: Cuban, The ballroom.

Wow! So much insight!

I learned something, and pretty sure others would too.

Much thanks!

mimilyrics:
Yes. What would you like to know?

Study experience
Student jobs
Living expense

And any other thing to note you’d love to share about it.

Undecided between Kent and Cranfield.

duchess90:
Hi Eromo,
Again experiences differ,Cranfield University basically runs postgraduate(taught masters, masters research and PhD) for now, heard there are plans for undergraduate. it is country side meaning you won't see high rising buildings as much(just 2 or so) .. I was told it used to be a former military base back in the days.. Slightly more expensive in terms of fees but totally worth it. It's cheaper to live in neighborhouring towns like Bedford or Milton Keynes or even Cranfield Village. The location doesn't really create alot of job opportunities for students in the University itself but you can get part time jobs in neighbouring towns and shuttle between

Thanks Duchess90

Hi guys,

Greetings. Has anyone here attended University of Kent?

duchess90:

Okay, wanted to be sure, I won't be able to help unfortunately, I can only comment on Coventry and Cranfield University.
Hopefully someone can...

Hi Duchess90,

Could you please share what your experience in Cranfield was like?

Skymoore1004:
Even study visa or PSW does not count towards 10 years route & you cannot study for more than 5 years at a stretch. Else rich men kids will do foundation 1 year, bachelors 4 years, masters 2 years and phd 3 years with 1 year stayback after the phd and get residency for their kid.
Check immigration reports or documents you will understand better. Only work visa counts towards residency. It’s only Eu countries like Estonia Poland etc that your year of study counts towards residency and it’s calculated with 0.5. So if you studied in Poland for 4 years, only 2 years will count but NOT FOR U.K. Let’s advise accurately

I think you are contradicting yourself by saying study visa and psw doesn’t count towards the 10 yrs route, and also citing an example with rich men kids that study on a long stretch and get residency.

Franklyn4:


oh, thank you very much brother . this will serve

stilloncode@gmail.com

Oops! I tried sending it, but file is quite large. 52mb against the limit of 25mb allowed. However, it can be sent via whatsapp.

Franklyn4:
please our medical people, can anyone help me with the soft-copy of this book?

The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 2018

I’m not a medical person, but I have access to BP 2016.
It’s about 1,259 pages. If it’s what you want, send your mail and I’d forward it.

ralfudoh:
My brother, if you like, explain your genealogy, from how you were conceived and destined to study that course, how the current Canadian pm was born to rule to how the school was set up to help you achieve your goals to how that course will change your generation, Bros study permit don cast for Nigerians, they are not issuing again. Let's stop deceiving ourselves.
@frank If you like write letter of explanation to letter introduction to sound SOP. They will still deny. How many of the people you have advised to repackage and reapply that have gotten approval. My candid advice to fellow Nigerians, let's take a chill from study permit for now. If you like pay full year tuition, show all the millions, they are not giving. We have seen first class graduates been denied here. We have seen near perfect applications that are far better than mine, yet they come up with their generic refusal reasons. Some they just return the application without reason for denial. You have to mail them and then they will copy any r refusal letter on their screen and paste for you. Its ridiculous. Let's stop wasting our application fees.
Thanks.
You can argue with me sha. I have said my own

1stdami:
So this people argued on this thread from morning till night lmao �

In fact since the past few days. It’s amazing the amount of energy!! Can’t we just give our opinion and respect a different one to ours. One mustn’t have the last word all the time. Other visa threads take a civil approach.

What PSW permit has caused

waynee2baba:

Why are you shouting?

@waynee2baba from the maple thread I hail oooo

olalemii:


I don’t think the election has anything to do with the recent refusals , it could be due to a reason not clear to us but, definitely not the election!

It could be the domino effect of “Victus Obi” fraud case in the USA on other citizens. Seems like they don’t believe anybody from Nigeria.

Uriel12:
I don't think I can handle a refusal rn.
My dad that was assisting me with the money for the processing died few weeks ago.

Make them shanu mi o

So sorry to hear about that.