₦airaland Forum

sentojames:
Hello house, please what are the things to pack when relocating to UK from Nigeria, as a student? Please I need your responses.

Ihategirls:
Guys, for a self employed person who is applying for a student visa and plans on uploading CAC certificate as proof of employment

Does it matter if the persons company / business is listed as inactive on CAC website public search.

I was told it only matters for business / visit visa applications?

Am I supposed to be scared?
Please respond

smsalert1:
Its not a mistake . E dey my dependant visa. Wr have been here for a year. Carry am come like that abeg. Na mistake. You will need to write ukvi stating the error. It will be corrected. Congratulations

ConnectMee:
At least 3 people said they were asked their PoF at Heathrow and Manchester airports this week.

Newbie123:
Please still asking....

donogaga:
Exactly my point.

There's no way her POF would still be on her account at this present time. Reason being that she must have paid for accommodation, Tuition installment payment, feeding, logistics etc..... The POF must have been depleted by now.

Bro, you have a good case, do the needful, it will end in praise.

uulove:
My dear I waited 3 weeks , I called it entered voice mail texted , emailed no response. I had to ask my kid sister in France to call with her international . France number she acted like she's the one Befor they responded. Aasper Int student from France . 2 days later they sent me my CAS
She got in. She resumed 17th of January. However, it was a very exhausting process. It was pretty straightforward until she paid her £4000 deposit. She submitted her bank statement and mandatory questionnaire in October. Then nothing for 5 weeks. They wouldn't answer their calls or respond to emails. We had several chats online with admission advisors but they were clueless. They kept saying that the application is being considered.

Then after 5 weeks, they sent an email requesting for an updated bank statement. Mind you this was after they had written to Fidelity bank to confirm the authenticity of the initial statement.

She sent in an updated statement. It took them another 3 weeks to review the statement and tick it as accepted. Then instead of issuing her a CAS as she had met all conditions, she received a mail on the 17th of December saying that the school was going on recess to resume on the 4th of January.

That was when I saw red. I had to ring the school and tried to reason with them. Do you know what the advisor said? She said she could always defer to September 2022!!!!

I flipped. I became downright rude. Told her the school was a joke. Anyways she put me on hold while she spoke to someone on the CAS team. Long story short, I was on the phone with the advisor when my sister-in-law received an email with her CAS.


It took 2 months for this school to issue a CAS. It takes only 24hrs for University of Wolverhampton to issue one. I don't think Teesside is worth all the trouble.

Dahnyhel:
How long does it take to get a response to a paid mail?

daisyjo:
@amenamen.my son is doing very well.I am amazed at how far we have come in the last one year and half.God has been merciful.My son talks now,his conversation skills are improving daily, so are his social skills.He can feed himself,responds to his name,better eye contact,hyperactivity has reduced a lot,he is more composed and focused and a lot of the behaviors that classified him as autistic are gone no.He is recovering very fast and at a pace that amazes me.A few months ago we discovered that he has an unusual gift for reading.He reads and pronounces very complex words and sentences to the amazement of many including his teachers.H e does social play and pretend play e.g attempting to feed his teddy,pretending to cook etc.He dresses and undresses himself without help.There are still some behaviors that we are still grappling with like he recently started echolalia which makes him repeat questions you ask him before he answers.so when you say 'what do yu want' he replies 'what do you want' before he says 'water'.He can answer 'yes' and 'no' appropriately and he enjoys playing pranks at me.He also says 'sorry' when he has done something to upset you and would pray before he sleeps.He writes and reads and identifies up 1 to 200 if he wants to.he knows his alphabets and phonics and would write both small and capital letters when in the mood.He vehemently refuses to have anything to do with numbers.If you ask him to write '1', he would write 'one' instead.He sometimes ignores parts of numbers e.g he would see 106 and say 6 or 10 leaving either the first part or last part behind.
He still does speech and behavior therapy but we reduced to two hours at home daily.His therapist only goes to school twice weekly now though it was formerly everyday.He participates in assembly etc.I have had to change therapists and organizations about four times as most of them do not have a heart for the job or do not know what they are doing.He shows interest in music so we got him a set of drums and a piano which he uses sometimes.He is almost obsessed with shapes and would go to bed with a round object(any one) daily.He calls those objects circle.
Over the past months,i have supplemented him,chelated and used homeopathy.These i did based on findings from specific tests we did to test for allergies,mineral and vitamin deficiencies,metabolic issues and heavy metals.
He is completely off the GFCF diet after over a year on it.We however still limit his intake of processed foods,unhealthy snacks and drinks which make him spacey and hyperactive.Cellfood mineral oxygen water helped a lot with his gut issues.He still takes this daily.He also does his epsom baths weekly and bentonite clay bath weekly too.Essential oils like lavender,ylang ylang, vetiver and cedarwood used to massage his week helped his sleep too but he doesn't need them anymore.Homeopathy and supplements like DMG,Folinic acid,B6 and L carnosine also helped with his speech greatly.
I started a Blackeberry group-SUPERMOMS as a support group for mums with children who have development challenges and many of the members are from Nairaland.Together we have embraced hope and every little improvement in our kids is worth celebrating.we share tips and ideas and no matter how distraught we feel,there is always someone on the group with a listening ear.
@ Iguodela, your nephew may not be on the spectrum but he sure needs a lot of help.Early intervention is key and trust me, most of the work,you guys would have to do alone.I have met several doctors and most of them know next to nothing about autism or speech and development delays such as .Sadly,many do not want to know and this is not only in Nigeria.Getting a proper diagnosis is difficult.They like us mothers are groping for answers but unlike them,we cant wait!
@K4KENNY,over time i have come to respect a mother's power or intuition.When a mum thinks there is something about her child,usually,there is.I would advice that you get him assessed and right away start addressing the issues you are identifying.Aggression and self injurious behaviors such as head banging are major red flags.I have attached an assessment form here which would give you an idea but PLEASE don't be quick to label your child as several tools will be used to determine if he is on the spectrum or not.Also,accurate diagnosis cant be made until he is 3 years old but you need not wait.Clean out his diet,help him eat healthy,socialize with his peers. Although quite difficult be sure to let him know that aggressive behaviors and tantrums are unacceptable behaviors.
You can email me on gedaisy2000@yahoo.com

abdul4new:
@Op your head they there.... quite useful and informative...