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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 11:23pm On Jul 11, 2012
Olupraise: Good afternoon house, I wish to be cleared on three things.
1. While following this thread , I read that the transcript to be submitted doesn't need to reference anybody(by this I mean the school name). So does it mean when my school is asking for where to be addressed to,[b] can I simply give the school agents address [/b]without indicating the school name. More so can I simply even indicate that it should be addressed to my home address. In other to collect it directly.

2. The account am using is my salary account. The minimum required is already in my account. But during the 28-days period salary would be paid though I didn't even intend to withdraw the money. But hope it doesn't affect the days count.

3. Also when applying am I to print out the Oanda Conversion page, plus what are the things to write on the statement of accounts. (e.g conversion rate , pounds equivalent of the money in Naira. etc)

Thanks and God bless.
Its only fair that you ask your agent, him or her will know better.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 11:21pm On Jul 11, 2012
Dapto: @Justwise,pls the latest news release from the UKBA site can be found here
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2012/july/18-student-interviews?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ukborderagency+%28UK+Border+Agency+latest+news%29.
Pls do u think,this will come into effect immediately?
It has not started yet, if they do people will be informed.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 11:19pm On Jul 11, 2012
Skii: Shairman Justwise, I dey hail o!! how every?? Just one of your pikin from before before saying Hi!! Just like yesterday me sef dey d hustle, now remain small make e finish!!

I remain loyal sir!!
grin grin grin grin so you remember nairaland today? na wao. .u dey UK for real grin grin
Foreign Affairs › Re: Thomas Lubanga: Congolese Warlord Jailed For 14 Years by justwise(m): 10:22am On Jul 11, 2012
Useless people, all they do is rant rant and rant, they can't bring their own bunch of heartless killers to justices, when other does it they go on rant dust as usual.
Do we still wonder why Africa is still 100yrs behind?
Travel › Re: 1,000 Nigerians To Be Deported From Austria by justwise(mod): 10:09am On Jul 11, 2012
Freiburger: http://newsofafrica.org/2012/07/1000-nigerians-to-be-deported-from-austria.html
I don't believe for a second that the ambassador signed such an agreement, does it actually make sense that any black person whose identity in Austria is in doubt would be deported to Nigeria? I mean who write and believe such crap?
Travel › Re: .. by justwise(mod): 9:51am On Jul 11, 2012
[quote author=ms.anon]. Do I qualify for a student loan within the 5 year time frame or do I pay tuition like the EU students? Not cheap but not as expensive as international students? Yes, I'm an undergraduate and you're correct about the september session and fees. I'm currently owning a semester fees as it is. My school will give me a year off if I want but I have to go back to my country. I know for a fact that I won't a fraction of what I get from doing odd jobs here. Its a tough one.[/quote]I guess you will be entitled to student loan or pay as home student if you took the marriage route and pans out well for you though its not something i support.
Travel › Re: .. by justwise(mod): 8:35am On Jul 11, 2012
[quote author=ms.anon]. I'm still in school, my visa is valid and I have until 2015 before it expires.[/quote]In that case i guess you are an undergraduate student and by Sept the school will be demanding that you pay up your fees for the coming semester.

If your school fees is in the region of £8000-9000 a year, it will be almost impossible for you to make that money working part-time without taking a yr off-school (if your school allows you to do that).

Can you have a chat with your school about your situation and arrange installment payment method with them? You pay certain amount quarterly?

Now. . .marriage for paper. . .what will the arrangement be? Are you going to pay the person and hang on there for the next 5yrs before you can free yourself? Are you going to pretend to be inlove with the person and get married the leave the person after 5yrs? How will this work. . .because from this month marriage between British and any non-EU member will be put on probational period of 5yrs before you get the actual paper though you will have all the benefits like every other ILR holder but it will be a difficult one.

If you decided to take that route then its a massive gamble, the man may change his mind anytime, he may start taking things to a level you are not comfortable with and there is nothing you can do about it because your stay in the UK solely depend on his actions.
Travel › Re: .. by justwise(mod): 7:23am On Jul 11, 2012
[quote author=ms.anon]Even though i'm aware of the backlash i might get for not just daring to think this but actually voicing it out, i'm willing to risk the rage and holy indignation of some people by creating this thread. I don't know if its necessary to tell my story all over again but i'll be brief. I came to the UK to study, sponsor had a fight with my dad, took out his anger on me, abandoned me. Been faring for myself. working odd jobs. cleaning, factory but yet to realize what i need for even a semester fees. It occurred to me that if i can change my class of visa, that might help a bit. I won't be restricted to working 20 hours a week. The more work i do, the closer i am to raising what i need, the money for my tuiton. Its just a thought. I'm in a country where i don't have fam and not too sure of their immigration laws. Everybody seems to know something about the immigration laws here but i'm not willing to risk believing just anything. I just want something that will benefit me in the long run. I'm not looking for the red passport, just a way i can go to school. loans?or me working to achieve that.

So anybody that knows anything about marrying for papers or just anything i can do to make it easy for me here should please let me know. Including going back to Nigeria. If you think that would pay, please let me know and your reasons too. Justwise, Siena plesae, your opinions are needed here. The ros and cons of marrying for papers. Thanks all.[/quote]To start with. . .what is your status now? Are you still in school? Is your visa still valid?
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 11:33pm On Jul 10, 2012
Makomen Omonkhomion: @Justwise, Can My state government sponsor me? Because it seems that they have the interest in sponsoring me for ma studies totally.
Read from 44 http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/Tier4migrantguidance.pdf
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 11:25pm On Jul 10, 2012
firo: Thank you guys i got my visa cheesy good luck for everyone
Congrat, enjoy your studies.
Travel › Re: Uk Visa Pls Help by justwise(mod): 11:51am On Jul 10, 2012
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 11:38pm On Jul 09, 2012
firo: Justwise can you please help us with this ?
Yes you are expected to write down the £s Equivalent of your local currency but i seriously doubt that you will be refused a visa just for not writing it down, as long as you met all the requirements, your chances of getting the visa is high.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 6:19pm On Jul 09, 2012
shemy: Please, i still need clarification on the biometric issue, i stay in port harcourt and i have not done any biometric for visa pplication before, can i do the biometrics and still apply for visa the same day before travelling to visa centre twice to do these differently is not economical for me
ii) i have a GTB dormicilliary account, can i still use this account in uk or need to open another account when i get there?
You can do the biometrics at the centre on the day of submission
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 2 by justwise(mod): 11:32am On Jul 09, 2012
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 11:04am On Jul 09, 2012
pato405: my brother, help me talk to this guy, I'm just tired of arguing with him. I'll have to ignore him. Everyone knows that getting a job as a foreign student is NOT an easy task here in UK. He's making it sound like it's a piece of cake. most people who get jobs that pay them up to £20,000 get such jobs after MSc usually during the 2yr post study work. some expend the whole 2yr post study without getting it - then, they go back home or try another country.

now, the 2 yr post study work which usually gives them the grace to search for such jobs have been cancelled - meaning they must get such jobs while their Msc is on-going (first 12months) OR immediately after their Msc (the remaining 4months since they usually give 16months visa for a 1yr course). that is a herculean task. something that they find difficult doing in 40months (16 Msc + 24PSW) has now been reduced to 12/16 months (Msc only) to search for because PSW (24months) has been cancelled. this analysis is simple na. angry
I totally understand what you are saying, its a bitter truth some people do not want to tell. Very very few foreign students will get graduate job with student visa while there are about 3million British citizens out of work.
Travel › Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 2 by justwise(mod): 10:52am On Jul 09, 2012
sycamore: Please can anyone assist my brother.... Read the below reply during our conversation:

The embassy said Simere didn't disclose that she had teatment in uk d last time she went. So they refused granting visa and imposed a 10yr ban. But she wants to appeal. We didn't understand what they meant by medical treatment, so we ticked no in the form when applying, but they considered the antenatal simere had as medical treatment.....They said ticking NO was deceptive.


Concerning the above conversation, My brothers wife was denied Visa to go to the UK for her Convocation, she has decided to Appeal and she has just 28 days to appeal from 7th July.... Pls can any one Advise on the best course of action to take or refer a lawyer.... Thank u...
Why did you not consider antenatal as medical treatment? The doctor or the GP your brother's wife went to see is employed and paid by British Govt, using his or her service should not be free IF you are not entitled for one. Visiting visa should not be used to seek medical treatment.

If she want to appeal then let her get a receipt of the payment she made for that medical service rendered to her while in the UK else appealing will be waste of money and time.
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 7:25am On Jul 09, 2012
Ronaldo200: How would you claim I am not current? When I have just told you that my younger siblings have both just secure job and having visa processed?
You are trying to tell me that the big investment banks, Top 10-15 accountancy firms won't hire foreign graduates? My brother was short listed for 3 jobs with law firms and received one offer, I am not there but definitely the guy applied for graduate vacancies and the rules clearly state that any registered employed can hire any amount of foreign graduates that they want, so long as the job pay minimum £20,000.
Nothing in this is rocket science. There is a list on the government website that clearly states who you can work for and it contains thousand upon thousands of companies on that's list.
All one needs to do is, search for job and then make sure that this employer is on that approved list (here is that list) http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/employersandsponsors/pointsbasedsystem/pbsregisterofsponsors

For my sister it was more difficult but she went through recruitment agency, but she already had many years work experience and a masters so that is helping her, and all jobs she has applied for we're approved employers on that list.
All I am saying is go out and look for job, PSW or now PSW. All PSW did was give you an extra time to search, but any serious-minded career focused person, even nder PSW, wouldn't have taken job for less than 20k per year so the only difference that PSW cancellation makes is that one has to be quick to start applying.

In which way am I not current?
pato405 has a point, getting a job after graduation as a foreign student is not as easy as you claimed, please tell us when those your brother and sister graduated.
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 11:40pm On Jul 08, 2012
IYA NGBALI: Honestly,i does not knows why peoples likes [/b]going to American and European to [b]studies,[/b]cant [b]peoples stays hear in nigeria and studies there c[b]urses [/b]instead of going to another people,s country to studies and learning bad bad things includen their culsore and traditionals.Now that the have introduction these face me i face you interview,i am very much in supporter of it,it would making people that does not knows how to spoke good english and grammar to sitting in nigeria to study in our own unifasity.
You really need 'UK and America' education more than anybody else.
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by justwise(mod): 10:39pm On Jul 08, 2012
firo: Hi ,
I am living in saudi arabia and i am worried about the bank statement i submitted along with my tier 4 application can u please help me ?
My problem is that the balance on the bank statement is in SAR (saudi riyal) and i forgot to convert the balance to pound sterlin and therefore i didnt write the balance in pound on the bank statement i already submitted .
will this be a reason for refusing my visa ? and what are my chances to get the visa without wrinting down the balance in pound ?

Thank you
that should not be a problem, they can convert it
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 10:52am On Jul 08, 2012
saxywale: emmhh, including Manchester, Trafford, Bolton, Salford, Ashton-u-lyne, Rochdale. Infact the whole of greater Manchester.
The list keep coming. grin grin grin if you look at those areas carefully you will notice alot of bogus colleges there, Manchester especially, those bogus colleges created this problem foreign students are having now
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 10:46am On Jul 08, 2012
pato405: it's obvious he doesn't understand your statement - it's quite difficult making meaning from your earlier comment about Bradford & Luton if one doesn't live in the UK. little wonder he took umbrage and lashed out uncouth comments grin grin grin grin grin. Although your comment supports his, he COMPLETELY failed to comprehend it. funny innit? and a 'complex' is apparent in that rant.ignorance laced with insolence!


I rather agree with you on that highlighted part but will avoid saying it myself grin grin grin
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 10:43am On Jul 08, 2012
senate services: Chikenan! Lobatan o! I tink with introduction of one on one accademic interview, doz rich but empty skull foriegn prospective students won't even boda to apply for admmission cheesy again. grin wink


grin grin grin grin grin Chinese students will be greatly affected, at the moment all you need to do is to present TOEFL result with acceptable scores and it will be accepted but we all know that some people paid someone to write it for them.

One-on-One interview will expose quite a lot of people.
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 10:24am On Jul 08, 2012
r231: And some part of East London grin grin grin
grin grin grin don't even start with that part now, people who live there will ram-you down here grin grin
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 10:23am On Jul 08, 2012
[quote author=Mr.Lu.Gold]"justnotwise" i live in Abuja, Calabar and Lagos. Three places i'm prouder to say i live in than Camden or Central London or whatever metropolis in UK you live in that makes you feel you are more special than the dust i swept out of my office this morning. That's right! i said it Negro!![/quote]You really have problem with your little self, what is all these rants all about? Those cities i pointed out to you have a large number of Asians hence in a way agreeing with you that if you live in those cities it will feel as if you live in India.
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 10:11am On Jul 08, 2012
[quote author=Mr.Lu.Gold]UK is still trying to live out its glory days. Their Universities are overrated. You could learn the topics better being taught by an indian dude on youtube. They created a hype they're doing their best to sustain. If all the Nigerian, Asian and Middle Eastern students in UK decided today they will not pay tuition fees or buy anything for the next year, UK will crumble. Foreign nationals sustain their economy. Besides in my opinion Britain is more of an Indian state than a British one! lol[/quote]

Yea. . .that is if you live in Bradford, Luton or some part of Leicester.
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 10:09am On Jul 08, 2012
pato405: they have pulled the trigger on themselves! besides increasing maintenance fees, the cancellation of PSW will discourage MANY students. no student is willing to part with over £20,000 [5mil] and be turned away just like that after the programme without the 2yr opportunity/grace to get a job, garner some useful experiences and prolly make some cash. it shows how self-centred the UK is. they are only interested in milking others without giving anything in return. how I wish this rule was in place before I came. grin grin grin grin. I go siddon for house.
Obviously this Govt will struggle to win the next election, they came to power at the back of ant-immigration rants and manifestos they proposed, now the number of immigrants are not falling, getting tough in foreign students has so far failed to reduce the number of immigrants in the UK because they are targeting the wrong group. They will run out of idea soon.
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 9:43am On Jul 08, 2012
afrokarma: So you are saying in essence that people should not go to Britain to study and earn degrees that are better respected in Nigeria than the sham ones doled out in the billions of glorified high schools masquerading as universities in Nigeria.
So people should go and study in "market places" like China and Turkey.The post has nothing to do with vacation or tourism. I don't think you understand the word "study",so if you like;get a "market place" degree from China or Turkey and apply for jobs in Nigeria with your "market place" degree against someone with a degree from Britain and see who gets the job.


Enough said!!
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 9:39am On Jul 08, 2012
@topic,

Nothing will change really, they have driven away foreign student already the moment they cancelled PSW and stopped foreign students attending private colleges from working at all.

As if that was not bad enough, they increased the maintenance money from £5400(outside London) to £7200 and for London is now £9000.

The universities and colleges will feel the pain at the end of this admission season.
Travel › Re: UK Crackdown On Fake Foreign Students by justwise(mod): 9:32am On Jul 08, 2012
Billyonaire: Why do people go to Britain apart from vacation and tourism ? That country is not innovative. Its like a retired City. Its not a market place like China or Turkey
grin grin grin some people can't stop making some ridiculous statement.
Sports › Re: Serena Williams Wins Fifth Wimbledon Singles Title by justwise(m): 8:26am On Jul 08, 2012
Serena made my day yesterday and to top it up Serena and her sister Venus won the double yesterday too.

They invested in Africa by opening two schools in Kenya helping young Kenyans, what a generous role models!!

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