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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 12:26pm On Aug 10, 2021

Any amount actually. If it's more than 10,000 dollars you have to declare it in Nigeria with immigration. You may be prone to extortion with those guys too. If it's more than 10,000 pounds, you declare it at the port of entry in the UK, also.

If you travelling with cash, ensure you keep it safe.

dammyklein:
What is the minimum amount a student needs to take while traveling to UK.

quote author=fetomowo post=104626247]In Cash?

There are international anti-money laundering laws. Even if you declare it, you have to answer some questions.

Why not open a pounds denominated account and get dollar card?

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 7:40am On Aug 10, 2021

In Cash?

There are international anti-money laundering laws. Even if you declare it, you have to answer some questions.

Why not open a pounds denominated account and get dollar card?

Amarathripple0:
Hey guys, I have a question, I’ll be traveling to the UK with over £10k as an International student , What happens after I declare it? Would my funds be seized? Reading weird reports online so I’m slightly worried

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 5:02am On Aug 10, 2021

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 5:01am On Aug 10, 2021

Yes and Yes

fabulous2019:
good day house please can i put my pof in savings account for 28 days
and me and my wife planing to go can we use school address as accomodation. thanks

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 4:58am On Aug 10, 2021

Let him get his offer letter first. Once he has unconditional admission, and has paid deposit. You can move the money to his account.

No one is sure when his CAS statement will come out, so you should be prepared to leave the money in account for as long as his case warrants.
NB. I just saw late application, then put it in his account immediately. No time.

zinfly:
Hello all the Gurus, my inlaw is about to make a late application for a school that resumes on the 20th Sept. my self and husband want to sponsor the entire course and maintenance. the question now is
1. can we logde the money in his account immediately so that the 28 days start reading hence as soon as the admission comes out we can apply
2 will he need more than a month bank statement

please we need your urgent response.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 7:02pm On Aug 09, 2021

You can pay for your priority visa with the same card. It will take the pounds equivalent.

nanoparticle:
Goodevening gurus of d house
Pls I have paid for standard visa using a dollar card.. How can I pay for priority visa?.. must I use a pound card? Which other method can I use in paying
Thanks

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 7:50am On Aug 09, 2021

Human error! Even a perfect system, there must be + or -
It will all turn out for your good!

Tolvin:
Update - I just finished making a paid call to UKVI and the agent I spoke to collected my visa application and contact details. She was really surprised as she said she had not witnessed this before.
She said that she saw that a decision was made on the 2nd of August but she is unable to view the decision as it's 'private'. She told me that I should expect a feedback within the next 15 working days (ideally, she said it should come before then). I believe that it will end in praise!!!

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 2:24am On Aug 08, 2021

Exaggeration!

tajmal:
Do you mean the bolded literally, are there really few Nigerians in Scotland? What about Glasgow? I heard it is a nice play to study and live as there are many jobs for students over there. Kindly enlighten me please

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 2:18am On Aug 08, 2021

A US visit visa is basic. It's not just for old people, obviously old people do not have the luxury of time to be dillydallying, so a double emphasis there if you aren't in your youth.

1. It can help in multiple ways. Yes there is the infamous illegal stay. That is where some people's mind go to. It's a personal choice. I have never overstayed in any place. But, I am not obtuse to the fact people make such decisions and take such risks.

2. You can easily pick a job interview in the US. A friend's contract was terminated by Andela in Nigeria. Luckily she had a visit visa. Went to Cally. Got a few job offers. Interviewed for it. Came back to Nigeria to apply for H-1B with the help of company lawyers. Earning $115K per annum now. Another friend has transited to this particular work visa without leaving the US. I have no idea how that's done.

3. You can go for business, tourism, conference or vacation.

4. You demonstrate that you've passed the strictest security screening possible. This may help you easily secure visas to countries with high denial rates.

5. You can potentially travel to 49 countries visa free. On transit, visit or business.
A friend once had to go to apply for visa to a country whose embassy was not in Nigeria in another country. US visa came handy.

6. US visa is easier to obtain in the UK. (They didn't even ask for my bank statement on the two occasions, that's not possible at their embassy in Nigeria. Bonus: my last US visa. I attended interview without a bank statement. I nor get anything for za account.)

7. Demonstrate travel history, if you've used your Visa.

8. Some personal reasons and choices which may not exactly be legal such as birth tourism, medical tourism, aur pair etc.

Note: Please don't turn this into a debate for or against illegal immigration.

Gokoyer1401:
"While you are in the UK, take the opportunity to get US visit visa (this is very important for old people " can you give reason(s) why this is important for old people? Thanks

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 1:36am On Aug 08, 2021

Pay the entire thing you will get the discount. Before enrolment.

2. You are right with that. My brain and my fingers need to sync better. grin

Exoticmm:
Please if one wants to pay entire tuition, how then does the discount apply? Do you pay the entire thing and the school reimburses you (which I doubt) or you pay short of the discount fee?

2. I believe the title is “Ms.”, Mx. is more about gender identity.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 1:32pm On Aug 07, 2021

Leicester if you appreciate having the support of fellow countrymen since you are family and If you can afford it.

I am sure of the presence of more Nigerians throughout the west midlands and work opportunities (Coventry, Leicester, Birmingham)

According to Dundee there are 141 Nigerian students studying at the University.

On a lighter note, I am sure it must be lonely there. Poor cold Scotland ��

MiaDaniel:
Good afternoon,

Please I will appreciate your thoughts.
I got an unconditional offer from Leicester university to study International management January 2022
And
Conditional offer (am to write IELTS) from Dundee university to study Management with Human Resources January 2022

Please which is best in respect to
1) getting a job after school
2) expenses during school (accomodation, transportation etc)

Please, note that I am applying with my family ( husband and children). Thank you.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 12:52pm On Aug 07, 2021

Baba, take it easy!

Not sure there many at the level and exposure of @justwise on this platform. We can all disagree with ourselves. No problem, make your point, no insults. He has my respect and others, please.

Pascalinho4real:
Bro we are talking about making money here and financial freedom, I finished my service last year and I never get a Job , within 1year I earned almost 4million which I’m using to apply for UK masters , I have direct family in US and direct family IN UK, but I can tell you people in the US spend more and give more than those in UK , the thing is that you don’t have family abroad and you don’t know much about some countries economy and immigration policies US is much better than UK in terms of earning and financial freedom and you are here talking about your certificate…. Oya chop your certificate na nonsense.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 12:15pm On Aug 07, 2021

You don't have to. You can always return back home if you find it difficult to move to your preferred destination or remain in the uk. That's why I listed several options as much as I can for anyone willing to relocate. A 200 word piece is by no means an encyclopedia. Do your research.

You may need a USA visa for many reasons aside living illegally in the US to raise funds for your next move. You may need it to help you be able to secure visas from Nigeria, travel history, transit, or travel to some countries etc.

USA visa sha dey important for your pally. In my opinion, its basic. If you dey mama chale country, it is easier to get than in Naija o.

justwise:
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You mean after spending millions coming to the UK to study and getting certificate then you move to US with visiting visa to live illegally?

Are you for real?

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 11:50am On Aug 07, 2021

1. You should go to a bank and pay your deposit. If you have the entire tuition you can pay it so you get a discount of 500 GBP.

2. In my opinion, as regards name change, you can go ahead, so far you have all your supporting documents. But, note that it MAY confuse some ECO's though, to have a passport different from CAS record. Your application MAY not be straight forward.

Alternatively, write to the University, that you want your wives admission letter to reflect the name on her passport, if that's the name on her certificates. Then they should indicate her title as Mx. - a title that can be used by a woman married or unmarried, instead of Mrs. Even though you have different names. It won't affect you during the application. I think it is better this way.

3. You can start your PoF in September or make it end then. Visa application for January will start in October.

You can always ask your questions here, people we guide you. You are free to DM me, bro.

tombnok:
Good day everyone thank you i have been following this thread since May, i tried applying for my wife in june but could not meet up with September admission, she has been offer an unconditional admission in teeside uni to study international management for jan 2022, i want the experienced people to help me with what stage is next,
a deposit if part of tution should be made? (non academic condition for admission)
POF should be ready? For 28days?
Now i just dont know what next step to take.

Also we are newly married and when she was applying she used My surname which is not the same as the name on her international passport.
But all change of name processes have been concluded pls i hope this doesn't matter at visa application point?

And i will be willing to be guided stage by stage till we get a visa

Thank you in advance

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 10:51am On Aug 07, 2021

Error regretted. 20 hours a week spread over the period.

You've taken the US bit out of context. The immediate context is relocation plan. I wasnt writing about work hours. Go through the piece again.

Bourne007:
Bolded is nothing but false

There's no such thing as 30 hours per week. Plus what does spread out your program even means. Universities have deadline for payment for each year and they don't have students to spread anything over a period of 2 years. Except u dey go university of Argos LOL. Usually a 2 year program comes with a placement/internship and if no placement in the 2nd year within the deadline, student will be asked to do project early. This also means the university will inform UKVI of the change.

Not sure how visiting US at a certain age has anything to do with any of this

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 10:46am On Aug 07, 2021

1. Mix up. That bit is not correct. 20 hours per week spread over the time period is what I meant to write. Will correct it.

2. The US visit visa is what rescued a lot of students during Theresa May's era from rotting in Nigeria. This is especially so if you are old cos your options are narrower considering that age, time, family factors may play into your ability to relocate.

justwise:
1. How can one legally work 30hrs a week during term time?

2. Why is getting US visiting visa important at old age?

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 9:20am On Aug 07, 2021*

This needs to be stressed out more than once. If you don't have money for living expenses. Please go to a university that you can afford.

It may help if your are coming with family - a spouse that can hustle full-time.

Spread out your program for two years by doing a two year masters. In that case you can legally work 20 hours per week spread over the time period. Then you can also have two summer breaks if you have a January start (this maybe a better time if you really need the work to support your finance). Once for September start. Summer breaks usually span 3-4 months anytime between April-September depending on your school.

During summer breaks as well as between your course end date and graduation date you can work as much as your body will allow you.

Again, don't go to cities that are costly. You will struggle to pay bills. You will have no savings and most probably you won't be able to complete your tuition payment. (An advice - don't start sending money to Nigeria, save your money in the UK, keep a low profile. It's not yet time to start doing Father Christmas.)

Post Study Work Visa is not guaranteed. You can be eligible and still not get it. So you must have other plans. While you are in the UK, take the opportunity to get US visit visa (this is very important for old people - those in their 30s and above), you can look at Canada and Australia for skilled immigration, if you are pretty young (early twenties) or you are young (late twenties and early thirties) and have a family.

Those of you that like to abuse opportunities thinking no one is watching you. Better believe it the UK have your records o. Una go collect contract phone Una nor go pay. You dey owe council tax after your finish school. May be your case don dey with magistrate sef. If you are interested in PSW na to behave yourself properly o. Nor chook hand for wetin some other Naija people dey do o. Your own route is PSW, do only what will not affect your chances. You and person wey dey file for Refugee status nor be the same thing.

Another option is to do another Masters, if you've saved up. Or continue on a PhD. This need not be in the UK. If you have the money consider continental Europe, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Austria, Netherlands etc.

By all means, make sure you are not returning to Nigeria the way you left. Well that is if jakpa is your ultimate goal. Have plan A, B, C, and D. If life happens to A, you switch to B. Start planning now!

I hope I have spoken well.

justwise:
Oh well...i see a lot of people here using ''build'' account to get a visa and return the money when the visa is out or even before visa is out...then travel to the UK hoping to work and study to survive...if you do that then you are likely to work more than 20hrs a week during term time, which means your PSW application is in danger.

And you are also likely to fail one or two courses because you invested a lot of time trying to work to survive with little or no time to study.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 6:47pm On Aug 06, 2021

TosinKate:
As per Teesside CAS, there is no letter. Only an email that include your CAS number and your student details (amount deposited, student number and all).

Yeah. There is an email. That email is the letter. It just doesn't come as an attachment( I guess that's what you meant). You will need to upload it during your visa application. Simply print to save in pdf.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 2:00pm On Jul 30, 2021

Pauloot:
fake statement of account

He should try his luck with a genuine one. should prepare for scrutiny though

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 11:36am On Jul 30, 2021

kayalade123:
They should oooo cos I feel like withdrawing my application sef.

They have started issuing CAS, someone got two days ago, He has submitted since July 1, I guess more will come.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 5:10pm On Jul 28, 2021

Can any one confirm if this is the same experience in Abuja? Thank you.

izi2much:
Please has anyone been able to get biometric date @ TLS Ikeja today?

I already made the mistake of choosing Ikeja instead of VI and I have been stuck since yesterday with no date in view.

Does anyone know if I will be answered if I gatecrash TLS VI?

Help a sister biko

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 5:08pm On Jul 28, 2021

Congratulations

K4daniel:
Visa alert! visa alert!! visa alert!!! visa alert!!! visa alert visa alert!!!!!!visa alert!!!!
To God alone be praised!!! Truly what God cannot do does not exist.hmmmmm

Family of 4
Visa application online 2/07/2021
Biometric for Applicant 08/07/2021 standard
Biometric Spouse (dependant) 16/07/2021 standard walk-in
Biometric 2kids (dependants) 12/07/2021 and 13/07/2021 all of us standard bookings.
Collection email 26/07/2021 for three of us
Pick up 27/07/2021
Pick up for the last dependant 28/07/2021

Travel experience for me- Three (3) different visas/ countries including the UK and One Uk refusal in the past.
Spouse two different countries none UK, one UK refusal.
Tls Ikeja
Oct 4 intake
University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire here we come.
best, @justwise, you have done well for this platform, God will keep blessing you and lift you higher. Regards.

Here we go we..moveeeee.......

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 5:06pm On Jul 28, 2021

What was the reason for the ban?

Pauloot:
Asking for a friend house, he was banned when he applied for US student visa, because of the shared data base with UK can he get a UK student visa? Thanks

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 4:41pm On Jul 28, 2021

Eponymous679:
Amen o �� i'm scared tho, cus i don't know the outcome yet. I thought people know the outcome of the application via email before receiving the passport.
(b) i did priority not super priority

Don't be scared. The same thing happened to me years ago. Virgin passport, Standard application. Did biometric and interview in Abuja, then returned to Awka the following morning. I reached Awka in the Evening, got a text. The passport was ready for collection. It was a Friday. I had to go back to Abuja on Sunday, picked up on Monday. Visa approved!

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 4:57pm On Jul 24, 2021

I have flown on many African airlines. Can't even remember all.

I will say Ethiopian and Kenya are probably your best bet but for the long ETA. They have the best aircraft, pilots, free wifi at terminals as well as where you can lay your body in case of a long layover.

Air Maroc is usually cheap (the prices are going up cos there are fewer unrestricted routes into the UK at the moment). Old aircraft, Horrible Airport Terminal (Nowhere to lay your head), smelly toilets like Muritala Muhammed IA, no wonder it's named King Mohammed Airport too. Shorter ETA for a transit route. Good for Luggage (up to 3 bags). Used to be the route to turn to when you are broke

Egypt Air is okay as well.

You can't fly Rwanda, SAA, Taag Angola out of Lagos to London.

My advice will be for you to fly BA. Amber countries might change to red countries before you fly.

Check BA from Abuja to Manchester or even Newcastle International, it is way cheaper than Abuja to London and Lagos to London

Dumebi213:
I have checked their website for a fare rate, tbh it's just as expensive the difference in ETA is not worth the price

Also, any country can move from amber to red and red to amber without warning so best be safe and fly direct.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 7:35pm On Jul 14, 2021

What are your most important criteria for 'best'?
School ranking? Low fees? low to moderate living expenses? Community support i.e how many of our brothers and sisters are there? Work opportunities?

Basirat6279:
Good day everyone.
I have an offer from the following University to study master's in cyber security. Please help me choose the best.
University of Surrey
University of Kent
Northumbria University
University of Sunderland
Demontfort University

Please help me pick the best because I need to make a tution deposit tomorrow.
Thank you all

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 12:56pm On Jul 14, 2021

It is not for walk-in. You pay 42,000 naira for each member of your family for the Walk-in service. This is for your Biometrics. The GBP 55 is for Using the VI facility. It's called the MUP fee, you pay that along with your visa application fee, it is also charged per head.

frank043:
Good day everyone,
Please I'd like to confirm if the £55 for walk-in service at TLS VI centre is per head or for the entire family, say for a family of three.
Thanks

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 5:36pm On Jul 02, 2021

ToshoTosin:
Hello everyone. Thank you for reply on my last post. I'm grateful.
I'm back with more questions, please.

Please will it matter if the account for POF is newly opened. And funded for about 5weeks? Since we're supposed to print 28days out?.
2.) Also please is 20M okay for POF for husband and dependent? Tuition is 13k

You can use your POF, count 28-29 days backwards and print.

Absolutely no worries about new accounts.

2). It depends on how many dependants you've got. How much of your tuition is left to be paid and what city you'd be studying in- London or outside it

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 4:08pm On Jun 28, 2021

To mark a CAS as "used" means the application has NOT been rejected
as invalid, withdrawn, or declared void.

omoondo:
Hello Good people, I got a mail from my school now that UKVI has informed them that they have now "used" my CAS. I guess it means that the application is now being treated.Today is the 8th working day after biometrics.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by fetomowo: 9:13pm On Jun 26, 2021

You've had 5 refusals from 2 countries who together with the UK are part of the 9 Eyes countries, sharing intelligence and travel information. One need to ask you the reason given for the refusal. You are likely to get the UK visa if you aren't denied based on security reasons. Make sure you declare your past denials.

paparave:
Good evening house,please i have a question that has been bothering me.have got 4 visal refusal
2014....Us student visa refusal
2015....Us visit visa refusal
2016.....Us visit visa refusal and
2019.....France visit visa refusal

I hope this wont be a himdrance in getting my uk student visa?
Waiting for your response in the house..thank you

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