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Webmank:
thanks,i tried calling even mail d ukvi but my GT nairacard was failing so i sent mail to d auto machine.yesterday i got my passport with visa stamp atleast d waiting no waste.once again thanks to everyone for der contribution

I used gtb naira master card yeaterday.

Was the money in saving account? You should have moved it to current account if you have. mine alao initially failed when the money was in saving account. i remember i had same issue un 2016 application and got it resolved when my instinct yold me to move the money to gtb current account and retry the card payment again. It worked. I moved to current account and it worked.

bottomline: Visa payment thru that uk visa portal works only with gtb current account.

justwise:
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I think BA do morning flight, leaving about 8.30am and get to the UK around 2pm though from Abuja.

Already booked and paid for Airfrance 11pm from Lagos.

ekpotek:
I can bet you get the visa within 5 working days! Why, your application is straight forward. Based on your previous application and immigration history, the ECO knows that you're unlike to overstay�

So straightforward. Even gave me the confidence to not bother with personal bank statement sef.

Virtually all the key expenses had alreadybeen paid for - flight, hotel, even taxi - by the company and attached. And I'm not a first time UK visitor. Not even second. And we have an office in the UK.

All these reasons made me gamble with priority, rather than do super priority that will cost more than 3 times the amount

justwise:
You will be fine without the bank statement

Thanks. I was without bank statement, last year.

Getting the visa not later than 14th October (traveling night of Sunday, 15th) is my only concern.

Ditto for African circles in Dubai.

oyb:
why u dey oppress guys na
iznoeazee2beabigzboy

abi u wan do passport procurement consulting ?

That one also makes sense o

Renewed my passport in less than 3 days.

Igbe Fayose

oyb:
I see you still dey so double style last minute.com

This was worse

Watched my passport almost expiring. Hate going to government agencies, hate queuing in general. Yet to renew my driver's license because of this too.

Got approval for this travel just 4 days ago. Gatecrashed to renew passport at immigration in 2 days. Gatecrashed at visa office.

Now hoping the visa will not be delayed.

Finally submitted my applications and documents this afternoon by 3pm.


Applied for passport renewal on Tuesday and got it today
Rushed straight to complete the priority service application form and paid $460 priority service fee
Printed the form, attached the docs, and gatecrashed at the TLS VI office without appointment (thankfully, it's 5 minutes drive from my office)
Paid extra 30k for walk-in
Done with my biometrics by 3pm

So I have 10 working days between now and my travel day. I hope I'm able to pull this through.

PS: I didn't attach bank statement. My company is sponsoring this trip. My hotel, flight and even pick-up taxi booking at Heathrow have been booked from our London office and all documents to show that were attached. The letter of introduction was also included, which says the company will sponsor and also has information about what I was going for as well as my pay (which is 7-digit per month). I also attached my tax printout which shows my income and taxes paid for the last 5 years. I didn't attach bank statement in last year application too and got the visa. I think this too should fly, even without bank statement - time is my only worry. Used standard last year and got the visa within 11 working days (submission to collection). Now using priority service and got 10 days to travel date.

kokoboy4life:
Good evening to Everyone, i got an invitation Letter for seminar program coming up in November but organizers charge nothing for this seminar so what will be chance of an applicants that’s got invitation letter from a nonpayment seminar/conference. Because I heard ECO likes paid programs/ conference.

I have gone for unpaid conference before.

Justwise, do you have travel consulting business?

Have you thought of establishing one?

What category of UK visitors is TB test for?

Never did TB test in my previous business visits.

I still think I should stand a chance with priority if submitted 9 working days before travel day.

Company (oil company) sponsoring it
Hotel, flight everything already booked and paid for, to accompany my application
Been to the UK couple of times in the past, including October last year.


The only delay to date is my renewed passport which I'm waiting for and which will be ready tomorrow Friday and my application and docs can be submitted Tuesday 2nd October, 9 working days before travel date of 15th October.

I think these facts should make my priority application seamless and be ready within 9 days.

Passed through this road for the first time last weekend. Got home with serious headache and body pain.

Idrhas:
What time is the match.
I will come

But the time is there nah.

Everybody is against Trump.

The first edition of the Nigeria Social Media Football challenge organised by The Professional League (TPL http://thetpl.org/) holds on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Campos mini stadium, Lagos Island.

Time is 10am.

Nairaland team will be taking on Facebook team in the first semi final. Twitter team will also battle Instagram team.

Nairaland team is fully prepared for this tournament, having trained in the last two Saturdays.

Please we need supporters to come cheer us to victory. Supporters can start coordinating themselvea from here.

qleap2all:
Good, where? How far is it from those higher institutions? Thanks

5 minutes drive from Yabatech, 10 from UNILAG

Infiosa:
The total conversion rate charged as at 3 weeks ago was 44,410.22 Naira for 121 USD. And this was captioned on my initial response. See the attached once again.

Thanks. 125 dollars or 121?

Cost of business visit visa is 125 USD today.

Pzone:
You can abandon that application, their system will automatically delete it after a while. Restart a fresh one and make all necessary adjustments

Thanks. I have to use another email

justwise et al

Looks like I have run into further trouble.

Like I said earlier here, I'm in a very tight position - just got approval for the UK conference on Monday, started renewing my passport yesterday (expected to be out Friday). Travel is 15th October.

In a bid to make sure everything is ready before my new passport is ready, I started filling the UK visa application form online on Monday (two days ago), so that once my passport is ready, will just complete the application, pay, pick appointment and dash to the submission office.

Since I knew I can edit anytime, I did the following:

- filled placeholder - just random info - for information that will be available by Friday (hotel to be booked by my office in the UK and I will be advised before Friday - so I just put a hotel around the area I am visiting as hotel to stay), and just guessed a random number and put as passport number of my yet-to-be-issued passport, in the hope that I will edit when I have all the info on Friday

- chose priority service based on earlier info I have that priority service will be treated within 5 days.

- I stopped the application at payment in the hope of continuing when I have full info and then pay


I logged in today to start updating, specifically to change to super priority only that (and edit the new passport number and hotel address later), only to see I can't edit again.

To think I edited part of the application yesterday (with info available).

Now, I can't edit anything again today.

What can I do? Some of the info there are just placeholder that I want to change, and I also want to change to super priority, now I can't do that again!

Congrats to the Sokoto prince.

lekibraky:
ask your bank the maximum foreign transfer you can do with your ATM cos it ha limit some anything above 100 dollar in a month it wont go

You meant 1000 dollar.

The new challenge is super priority is more than 1000 dollars

NairaSand:
Hopefully, xfire will help with the fire

What can go wrong in sharing......we're all here to unwind and learn.

Xfire himself was in school when our old thread started. To show how long it was.

Chairman is in most cases non-executive position and not likely someone that needs to come to the office on daily or even weekly basis.


I want to guess that he doesn't need ID card. If he needs, I would think any other member of the Board, especially the CEO, should do the signing - if ever necessary, which I don't think it is.

Infiosa:
That is not true ...GTB's Naira Mastercard works now for UK' s visa application. I used it 3 weeks ago for a colleague's UK' s visa application payment.

Thanks. Any idea of exchange rate GTB charged?

justwise:
@Jarus

Oh great. Thanks.

justwise:
This is a recent development, people get visiting within 5days just last year, I guess they have backlogs of applications.

Super priority will work for you in this case

Thanks.

justwise:
Nope.

Oh dear. Have to do super priority.

How things changed so fast (for worse) just within a year. Did standard within 13 days (drop of docs to pick up of visa) this time last year.

Did 6 months then, otherwise would not have needed new visa for this.

justwise:
That 5days they stated on their website is a joke, i'm yet to see anybody that got it within 5days since April this year

Oh dear.

Any 9 days?

justwise:
Wow! if you pull this off then you need to replace Buhari immediately lol.

Though people do get passport the same day(Don't ask me how if you are a Nigerian).

Priority service has replaced standard service recently (sadly) but if you can afford super priority then you stand a good chance.

If you have any friend with domiciliary account that will help

So you dont think 9 days is guaranteed for priority service (which is put at 5 days on their website)?