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olatunji1989:
Congratulations, I love ur write up, it's going to help someone here. With all the documents used. Thank you for sharing this. We shall all have testimony in jesus name. (amen)

Amen! Thanks a lot

Visa Alert! Visa Alert!!

Here is my timeline:


July 23rd: Applied to Uni of Sunderland

July 26th: Got a Conditional offer

July 27th or 28th: Got a mail from the school of high volume of application. Need to be fast to meet conditions to get CAS.

Na so I begin dey ask questions for Nairaland, read and watch YouTube videos about UK visa.

1st week of August: Got conditional offer from Uni of Bedfordshire.

Now left with the option to choose between Uni of Sunderland or Bedfordshire. Na so I begin make research oh..! To avoid the long talk, I settled for Sunderland. I pray I don’t regret it. Amen!
Paid intial deposit £3,500

Part of the school conditions was POF. I begin bombard questions here on Nairaland if it’s possible to use my mom who stays in Canada with Canadian account as sponsor. All I was getting was “yes na! Yes I can!!”

September 6th: With fear, I started POF using my mom Canadian bank account. She as my sponsor. People were telling me, they might reject me that I will have high chance of approval if I use my account or still collect loan and run POF. Me wey dey manage insisted I will use her as sponsor. Nairaland wey tell me hn possible no dey lie!!

September 28th: TB test. School served me mail that Project Management is now first come first serve due to high volume of application at TB center Ikeja. I wan cry after filling school address at tb center.

October 4th: This date is the 28th day for the POF. I printed exactly on the 28th day. Immediately after print out of statement, lump sum was withdrawn way below the required funds needed for POF. After my displeasure of the transaction, the money was deposited back that same day. That was when my fear arose the more if UKVi will detect this.

October 5th: Submitted the statement for CAS. Na so school start there own with first page doesn’t carry stamp, 2nd page doesn’t carry bank logo. One of the team of Sunderland immigration compliance team had to tell me why can’t I tell my mom to send the funds to my account here to use as POF the UKVI might reject this statement. I explained if she does that, if I get to Uk, I will still need to transfer the money over there too which will spoil the money due to high exchange flunctuation. She agreed to that but still claims they can’t accept my mom statement because UKVI May reject my visa.
Then fear set in. I was like Shebi Nairaland said we can use any of the parents account regardless of the currency as sponsor.
I started pressing on them with calls. I wasted lot of cards calling. Different team were picking with different opinions.
After much pressing they forwarded it there manager. Got a mail from the manager to get bank letter of active account claiming the statement can be used.

October 6th: The bank manager no wan release bank letter claiming why can’t they accept the statement. He be like this is Canadian bank that that statement is accepted anywhere. Spoke to him on the phone with mail screenshot from the school claiming just a letter for confirmation it’s active. Canadian English different from Uk own. Ah swear I no even dey hear wetin the bank manager dey talk for phone. Had to beg him for it.
Drafted it, submitted that same day, Sunderland ImmigrationCompliance team continued with there behavior again after calls on calls. God answered my prayer when I called around 3pm, the call went straight to there manager Lynne, within 2mins she acknowledged everything with my consent letter and birth certificate. That same evening CAS dropped.

To apply for visa kan dey scare me because of the immigration compliance team thinking if they were UKVI, na straight rejection and the huge lump sum withdrawn exactly on the 28th day after the printing of POF statement.

So I open my system, used corelldraw carry the bank stamp in page 2 of my statement to the page one and logo on page 1 to page 2.

October 11th: Applied for visa(self service)

Documents submitted;

Employment Evidence
1.) Employment letter
2.) Employment ID card
3.) NYSC certificate

Financial Evidences
1.) Mom’s Canadian bank statement( CAD $35,500 equivalent to around £22,000)
2.) Bank letter confirming the account is active
3.) Consent letter from mom
4.) Birth certificate

Study Evidence
1.) University Certificate
2.) English Proficiency Letter from University
3.) WAEC certificate

Sponsor
1.) CAS

Travel aspect
1.) International passport
2.) Tuberculosis certificate


October 25th: Biometric(Standard)
Transferred to DMC that same day

Started prayer and fasting

October 27th: Received by DMC

November 1st: Decision made(brp dropped)
No NSF mail
but application still dey DMC till now. Not yet move to VAC.

Thanks a lot
@dduchess
@gloriyah
@darmiegr8

Someone dropped a quote of joining the University of Sunderland on telegram. God bless that fellow. That group has also been very very helpful.

Thanks a lot to those who take there time to respond to questions on this forum. Sometimes I come here and ask some kind funny questions. But una go still reply.

Main thing about Nairaland is don’t miss any messages on any trend or forum one is following here. I learnt a lot from questions and answers on this uk travel forum. I never miss. It made me understood everything more. People are asking me how I take do am. People call me for guidance. Some call me agent but in my mind, I no say na Nairaland.


Thanks to God then Nairaland

Project Management
January intake
University of Sunderland

Emilokan of Sunderland

Kingzy4pep:
Congratulations bro. When was your biometrics date, please.

Last week Tuesday

@Gloriyah
@dduchess90
You guys are the best.

@others who respond to questions been asked. You guys are muah!

My brp just dropped now.
My brp just dropped when my application is still on “Application received by DMC”. Is this successful or should I say am safe to celebrate.

I will share my application timeline and documents probably after the close of work today or after my collection mail because there is a lot my application can contribute to this forum. A lot..

NB: My application is still on “application received by dmc”. Am i safe to celebrate or totally successful??

Gloriyah:
Yeah but some jobs requires you to have your NIN(national insurance number) and this can take up to 4weeks after application.

You mean one can work over 20hrs till the date of resumption which is the Jan23rd if one travels a month b4 commencement??

Immediately after biometric, Will the application be transferred to dmc or wait for it to be transferred to dmc because I just did mine now and it’s appearing biometric done

Cardoza:
Hello Fam, please I would need some advice on this issue.

My WAEC certificate was defaced and and as such most schools I've applied to and got a conditional offer are asking for a clear copy of same WAEC cert.

Is it possible applying for another WAEC cert or should I do a court affidavit to back it up?.

You can try Uni of Sunderland but they are closed for almost all the courses for January intake. They mostly request for English Proficiency Letter..

Presto12:
Good morning @dduchess90 and everyone here.
My program starts Jan 16th 2023 and ends May 17th 2024 (16 months)

How much will I pay for IHS? How many months maintenance fee am I going to show my POF?

My program starts Jan23rd - May 31st. I paid $1097 IHS fee.

zanebaddo:
The surname will always come first in most cases so?

Sometimes last!! E.g first name, middle name and last name!

zanebaddo:
is this really an issue?

Thought so! As long the surname is where it ought to be, I think!

Ogbomojugun:
Hello,
My brother in Canada has tried 2 different cards at different times to pay for my IHS but it keeps getting declined. He called his banks and they said the issue is with the merchant.

Anyone having issues paying IHS? Is there a way to navigate this??

Same thing happened to me! We had to transfer the money down here in naira then change to dollar and deposit it in GTBank dollar account. I don’t understand seriously! Wasted additional money

dduchess90:
Hello

You don't necessarily need to convert all to one pdf please

I would say though documents with multiple pages (I e bank statement should be one upload)

There is no rule of thumb on the pages, just ensure your documents are clear and verifiable


Cheers

Thanks

Gloriyah:
That’s not true. What you’ve done is okay.

Please can I mail you my tls application link to help me go through the upload if it’s okay for submission please. Have mailed you using the Nairaland mail already..

Please am I on the right track because a friend just called me now to tell me all pdf must be in a single pdf for each category! Example; like the first picture below, my employment letter, ID card and Nysc certificate must be as one pdf and be uploaded as employment evidence while my study evidence must have my Uni certificate of result, Waec and proficiency letter as one pdf under the study evidence.

Please is this ok or I convert to a single pdf for each category please??

Gloriyah:
Check your emails including spam. You’re supposed to get another mail from IHS that’s includes your ihs reference.

Thanks

dduchess90:
Hello

You will get a refund automatically although that could take up to 6weeks

Here's a link to chase and contact UKVI if you haven't gotten it
https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/refunds


Cheers

Thanks the money has been reversed

I was debited twice upon paying my IHS fee. Upon payment, it says transaction declined only for me to be debited twice and received the below email. No IHS reference number was sent to me.

Please what can I do

dduchess90:
Hello

1. You can use the same statement till the 4th November (I assume you printed on the 4th October)

2. No comment

Cheers

Yes

Gloriyah:
1. Yes, as long as you apply for visa before 4th of November.

2. The funds are not to drop below what’s required even for a day but since it was returned same day, I don’t think it would be an issue.

Thanks

I got my CAS yesterday evening from Uni of Sunderland for January intake. I plan of applying for visa towards ending of this month of October.

My questions are;

(1.) The bank statement I used for POF which is my mom’s to get my CAS was printed from 7th September to 4th October which is 28days.
Can I use that same printed bank statement to apply for my visa which will be towards ending this month of October??

(2.) My mom who’s my sponsor removed a lump sum from the account on the 4th of October which is the 28th days from the account after it was printed which makes the required funds fall way below the minimum needed funds required for visa. Upon my displeasure, she returned it back to the account that same day.
Can I go ahead with the account or start another 28days again due to the transaction??

Will be very grateful for responses please as am confuse right now..

I requested my mom’s statement since it’s 28days today. She’s my sponsor. My mom’s bank sent her this. It looks like an asset. Please is it okay?? The bank claims that’s the way they issue it for immigration. It’s Canadian Bank account..

Gloriyah:
Yes.

Thanks a lot

Please am I good to go with this my consent letter?? My mom is my sponsor. I will be using it next week and she will be signing on it soon.

Sorry for shading �

Am in my Pre-CAS stage and I will be using a sponsor.

While checking my documents for visa application preparation later, I discovered these few things on my birth certificate since I will be submitting it as my mom will be my sponsor;

1. On my birth certificate, it says birth of “ Kammm Olammm Seunnnnn Aaaaa” when my normal name goes as Aaaaa(Surname) Olammm(Middle name) Kammm(Third name).

2. My mother’s name was written as Silifatu instead of Silifat but the surname is correct.


Please is it good to go It was done in the 90s. Just discovered it this morning.

My major concern is instead of her name as “Silifat” it was issued as “Silifatu”

Visionare:
POF is the balance of your tuition + living and maintenance expenses. Calculate it according to the location of your school (inside or outside London)and convert to Naira with OANDA.....that's your POF. if OANDA gives you N500 to £1, add extra N30 or N60 to the OANDA price just to accomodate forex fluctuation.

I hope that was helpful.

Enjoy!

In the case of a sponsor, the sponsor which is the parent has the exact amount of maintenance funds and tuition balance in the account plus few some of money included. Is the account good to go

oshobabahealth:
There is something we are yet to address here?

1. Bank statements in your name
2. confirming the required level of funds () have been held for a 28 day period
3. (dated within 31 days before the date of application)

Is the bank statement in your name? if not, what is the connection between you and the owner of the account and your age also play role in this as you cannot be over 30 or married and depend on your parent for funding.

is the money sent enough as required?

you can resubmit the statement from the date of application till current if possible, because of the size, you may send it in bit.

can you answer this questions as listed

I am 29yrs of age currently processing my mom as my sponsor. Should I be concerned

yoged:
. Bro, thats not a problem. You can print your mom SOA a day before you'll leave . Have it handy.

Can I also show a letter of sponsorship affidavit or an oath taken that the funds will be available to me in a new open uk bank after my arrival

dduchess90:
Hello

I found it very difficult reading this post

For your visa application you should be fine because parents can sponsor your studies but POE is a different story.

Your POF is for your studies so there should be a plan on how you will access the funds when you get here. It doesn't stop at submitting bank statement and birth certificate.

We can't tell you how to defend yourself at POE, Border patrol officers are psychologically trained and can smell a lie from a distance if they are interested in your case they know what to do

The question is,how will you access your funds in school? If you can answer that then you can defend yourself

Cheers

Can I show a letter of sponsorship or an oath taken that the funds will be available to me in a new open uk bank after my arrival

Horlamidei:
Am already in the process of submitting my questionnaire with payment to Uni of Sunderland and preparing my sponsor POF as well as other documents to back it up only for a family friend who migrated to uk in January through student route to start bombarding my sponsor my mom with POE stuffs. That he was asked to login his bank app and all that.., that I will have prob defending a sponsor at POE since am grown up and working.

My only option is using my mom’s account because she doesn’t want to transfer the POF money to my account. Please what’s the way around this because I dey swear for the person like this! Since yesterday, I no sleep well.

Is there anyway I can convince that woman it can work and way I can defend myself at the POE please �

Am already in the process of submitting my questionnaire with payment to Uni of Sunderland and preparing my sponsor POF as well as other documents to back it up only for a family friend who migrated to uk in January through student route to start bombarding my sponsor my mom with POE stuffs. That he was asked to login his bank app and all that.., that I will have prob defending a sponsor at POE since am grown up and working.

My only option is using my mom’s account because she doesn’t want to transfer the POF money to my account. Please what’s the way around this because I dey swear for the person like this! Since yesterday, I no sleep well.

Is there anyway I can convince that woman it can work and way I can defend myself at the POE please �

The UK Chancellor recently announced that UK is investing an extra £3.8bn investment in education and skills.

Unfortunately in Africa, we don't have this luxury. Always the opposite!

I only feel more for the students affected

Mannymanny:
Sunderland>>>Bedfordshire
My 2cents

Sunderland over Bedfordshire