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Bigbabyy0:
Biometrics 1 June - priority
Ukvi interview- 09 June
Additional documentation- 09 June ( 2 hours after interview and sent same day)
Visa Approval: 10th July 2026


Do you know my El-roi
Thanks to everyone…I trust God
Always believe in God… he will show you mercy

My second attempt 👌 1st attempt was delayed and withdrawn
Second one ..God did

Congrats

Lexusgs430:
Such a proud Dad..... All road leads to Portsmouth for my Daughter's graduation this month......

She graduated with First class Honours (surely from her mother's DNA).... 🤣😊

Her Papa's DNA, nah olodo full inside...... 😂🤣

Boss congrats, if wifey provided the "brains", you must have provided the "beauty" side of the genes.

Altern8tor:
U are talking about EU,,we are talking UK

The point is not everyone puts their eggs in one basket even that at that level, many are looking at multiple migration pathways, not unsual. & the schools know this also.

Bigbabyy0:
And what about those that have applied over 6weeks,
The ones that they withdrew their CAS after 10-15 working days of applying for VISA
To be sincere, they are scared of being affected via ukvi rules and hurting their applicants

Yes, they are likely double checking the person can successfully get the visa. it is quite possibly recent visa applicaations from Nigeria has had a higher than normal visa refusal rate so they are proactively rechecking to keep the success rate within homeoffice limits

Altern8tor:
Can u get CAS without paying deposit? So d person will pay deposit at 2 schools and be watching what,,I don't understand

Trust me, not everyone that pays deposit follows through. I have paid deposit to a Uni in the EU and forfeited it because something I considered better eventually came through.

lanaVello:
In my case, the CAS was not withdrawn because of the interview.

THe interview was after the CAS and it was the typical questions, why UoP, what other alternatives were in consideration and how does this course fit into my prior academic background.

Runing theory now is somewhere between delay in applying for VISA after getting CAS & the fact that they've beefened up their requirements

Sounds to me like they probably have more applicants than available places on some programmes and are trying to whittle down applicants who may not be fully committed or who don't see the university as their first choice.

If you've been issued a CAS but didn't submit your visa application shortly afterwards, the university could interpret that as a sign that you're keeping the offer as a backup and may not actually intend to enrol.

It could also suggest that, despite indicating you meet the requirements, you're not yet in a position to make a successful visa application which could affect their sponsorship licence.

I guess the purpose of the interview is to give applicants an opportunity to explain the reason for the delay in applying.

lesson learnt

muyico:
Then how Nigeria top d list of most generous country??

Not sure if Nigeria is top but african do a lot in remittances back home. Loads of money remittance apps abroad are tragetet at Africans.

Even the likes of lemfi have grown into a $1billion unicorn on top of african diaspora remittances.

As someone said earlier, Nigerians are often very entitled. After a while, people abroad wise up and decide who is worth it

it is fundamentally wrong to use money from the state coffers to build public infrastructure and name it after yourself or another living politician still canvassing. What is happening to Nigeria?

Ziondollah:
Hello everyone I am a University student currently in 300 level who wants to go to the UK to visit ........

The main thing is convincing them that your ties to Nigeria are strong enough that, on balance of probability, they would reasonably expect you to return.

Your mum having been your sole custodian in the past may not carry the same weight anymore, but they could see it as a factor suggesting you have a stronger pull towards staying with her rather than returning to Nigeria. They may also question how strong your family ties are in Nigeria given that your mum had sole custody in the recent past.

I am not a travel agent or immigration adviser, so I cannot give formal advice, but I think the strongest mitigations would be showing clear roots in Nigeria, for example:

- financial ties (investments, property, stable & thriving business, available steady income);
- strong personal/family ties (spouse, children, other close relationships);
- career ties (stable job, training, or thriving on a budding career path in Nigeria).

Being in uni as an undergrad may make it difficult to make a convincing case with any of the above though as its not something a FT student will be expected to convincingly demonstrate on a normal basis.

Another possible route could be applying for a student visa after securing admission, where the focus is more on whether you are a genuine student and whether the course makes sense with your inclinations.

Ziondollah:
Hello everyone I am a University student currently in 300 level who wants to go to the UK to visit his mom who have been living there for the past 5 years however 2 years ago I was denied a visa twice which was a dependent visa based on the sole responsibility requirements now I wish to visit my mom in the UK for my long University holiday and also attend her graduation however I feel scared that's my previous refuses are we have effect on my new application please I don't know if anyone here can guide me on documents to submit to prove that my intention is to leave the UK after my holiday.i was 17 years then now I am 19

If you are able to peovide sufficient mitigation to the reasons cited for previous refusals , you may be granted

Rerin:
Good day, I work with an health company which pays half of transportation to and fro client's homes. We started as Dom and now support but do so with those that don't drive. Suddenly since April, the finance staff has started claiming some bus tickets will not be paid. She said the bus ticket should ONLY show exact time i leave the client's house and time i leave home. She is dragging on paying the previous transportation expenses claiming invalid. The company did not send her to do this inquisitiveness cos i engaged the manager and he claimed to look into it. But seems the finance officer has no control and independent. She mentioned that since the location to the clients place is a bit more than 2 miles, that should be trekked. I guess that is the reason she is frustrating to reimburse the tickets purchased. Please how do some one respond or handle her in order to process the pending expenses since March, 2026 till date. The pending payment is taking toll on me. All my previous tickets purchased for a very far distance and at different countys have not been paid giving different excuses and challenging them as well. How do I handle her case to get the money paid.

1. Have you checked your office policy document about reimbursement of transport expense? Confirm what is specifically allowed or disallowed. It is reasonable for finance to question what may appear to be unreasonable spending or wastage but should not make a decision on operational issues e.g you should take or not take a bus to a location. Totally none of his/her business. That should be the call of your managers. If finance sees it as wasteful, they can check with your managers.

2. If you claim is in line with the office policy and has your managers approval, speak to your manager letting them take the lead in querying finances reluctance to pay (safer option) or directly ask finance why your expenses which have been validly incurred in line with policy and approved remains unpaid (chance it leads down an escalatory path).

babesiosis:
This is really serious…i believe Russia is going to retaliate.
I hope and pray this war ends soon.

What do you think Russia has been doing for the last 4 years of the war?

Ukraine has become largely numb to Russian missile attack, has lost the "fear" factor of attacking Russia & is now aggressively developing offensive weapons , ironically the main reason the Russian attacked was to "demilatrise" Ukraine.

Russia made the same mistake the Nazis made, presuming that nuclear threats and rhetoric would forever shield them from the effects of the war coming home to them.

"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw, and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."

TemplarLandry:
This is nice.
This is interesting.
Let's see how it goes.

The goal is not to ban them per se, it's to scramble the party using legal means so it cannot be seen or present itself as acredible contender. Same way they did with PDP and LP.

Interesting that the katsina gov is explaining the death of a kidnapped as "natural death". Is the government involved or do they have observers/witness embedded with the kidnappers?

IronGalaxy:
Migration is one thing.. illegal unchecked mass migration another.. A grown man not understanding this distinction is not my problem..you're too entitled to people's countries.. stay put and make Nigeria work

Same way you guys have post aparthied SA work?

No thanks

Lexusgs430:
If only the death penalty was enough deterrent.....

It's not worked in America, Singapore or the Emirates...... 😂🇸🇬🇺🇸🤣

Ironically, many of the most extreme crimes and security-related offences are often committed by individuals who entered through immigration routes other than skilled work or student visas. Yet public and political attention frequently focuses on the latter groups.

Most people are unlikely to spend £25,000 or more on visa fees, relocation costs, and education only to jeopardise their future through criminal or extremist behaviour. Likewise, those working long hours, paying taxes, supporting themselves without recourse to public funds, and managing everyday financial responsibilities generally have little time or incentive to engage in radical or unlawful activities.

When the british public understands this, they can better tackle the issue from its root cause

If the EU which is the probably the most US-centric region isnt willing to wholly accept it, Space X will not have the outsize market share it is envisaging when other companies put in enough payload in space to start operating.

Same way europe deliberately opened its market to chinese EVs to dilute Tesla...will be worse for spaceX as europe is now even more wary of the US & even Elon Musk

lavida001:
Is anyone else looking to invest in the space X ipo. It’s saying minimum order is $750 😭

personally think SpaceX is overvalued. Much of its valuation appears to be based on the assumption that it will become a global juggernaut and maintain a dominant position across multiple space-related industries globally.

While it undoubtedly has a significant technological lead today, many countries are becoming increasingly cautious about relying on U.S. companies for critical infrastructure. As a result, I doubt SpaceX will be able to capture as large a share of international markets as some investors expect. This is very different from the dot-com era, when U.S. technology and software were adopted globally with far fewer concerns around sovereignty, resilience, and strategic dependence.

I also think geopolitical fragmentation is likely to persist long after Trump leaves office.

I dont think Iran will be so reckless with its key leaders after the set of decapitation strikes from Israel

FreakyNasty642:
Good day ancestors and contributors alike, thanks for always being there for some us newbies.

I have my practical driving test coming up in July, but I recently had a minor accident. At the time of the accident, I didn’t have an L sign displayed, and there was no supervising driver with me. I haven’t informed my insurer yet. The other driver has hired a third party (not her insurer) to handle her claim. If the claim doesn’t go in her favor, I’m concerned she might try to claim through my insurance instead — which I want to avoid.

Is it possible not to involve our insurers and settle?
Which is cost effective for me (I have comprehensive)
Will my insurer be liable for the claim as I have provisional?
What are my chances of not involving my insurer?

Where you qualified to drive when you had the accident and driving in accordance with the law (you seem to suggest not)? If not, I do not see how it can go in your favour.

If that's the case, call the counterparty and settle immediately! It could spiral adversely against you if the above applies and insurance gets involved .

Should be criminalised not to vote Tinubu not just evil not to vote him - politicians going crazy

Tjra:
Seyi Makinde is a very useless governor. He will definitely go on exile next year because of all these atrocities under his watch.

He and his family should be banished from Yoruba land.

A very useless post here...who controls the police, the army , dss, .....

If we tell him...? yet on social media...is this a skit?

Nigeria has historically being slow in picking up on security threats - not surprising

Even here in Nigeria, people are being killed and paraded on social media for ransom - FG plays ostritch. How much more in SA

Zahra29:
Prakash, the Indian-born Reform leader in Harrow, explains their reasoning 😋

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/23/british-indians-nigel-farage-reform-uk-harrow-local-elections

A lady applied for a visitor's visa, arrived in the UK & instead hussled for a job while on a visitors visa. Today she is Reform's banner holder in London......

ghis202:
I have just received a UK visitor visa for 6 months. It is an eVisa, so there is no visa stamp in my passport.

Can I book a return flight with KLM from Lagos? Do KLM require a transit visa in this scenario?

Thank you.

Your question isn't clear. Why do you think you may need a transit visa? are you transiting through another country?

Ofunaofu:
Is Okpebholo aware that this individual want to challenge Tinubu

It wouldn't be democracy if there is no choice. So an unknown individual with no political capital has been "arranged" to challenge Tinubu

MrsAyomide:
Please pray for Nigerian Christians..

How long will they continue to "pray".

It's a shame christians in the south play ostrich

elmarafa20:
Media and violence are 5&6.
Why not say "A widow" must you write "Christian Widow ".
Always wants to make matters worse

The qualification is required because the context is that they are targeted for being christains.

This is common sense.

WriteerNg:

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Lai Mohammed.

Ukraine is bigger than France in size.

Ukraine has the largest army in Europe. Bigger than France and Germany combined.

Ukraine has received $450 billion worth of weapons. Far bigger than anything France, Germany and Poland combined have in their armory.

Russia controls 20% of Ukraine. The mineral rich parts of Ukraine.

77% of Ukrainian mineral resources is in the regions that Russia controls now. So why does Russia need to control more barren lands?

When they already have 77% of Ukrainian steel, gas, oil, uranium, rate earth metals, gold resources under their control.

Ukranian population has reduced from 49 million in 2014 to 19 million people today.

If you don't call that a win for Russia then you know absolutely nothing about geopolitics.

In your mind the US is winning against Iran. What lands does the US control in Iran? None.

Instead they lost all their lands, bases, radars, air defense systems, factories, embassies, oil tankers, businesses in the middle east.

Peleson1

I suspect English is not your first language, hence the difficulty comprehending what I wrote. I never said France is bigger than Ukraine....read again.