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bittyend:
Is that the best you can dish you, you fake British wannabe. Why should NTA or other news channel be the first to carry the news?? And is that why you have to talk down on your own country and its citizens?? You're dumber than I initially thought, you low-self esteem having son of a precipitate face slut.

Inability to read and comprehend has been added to your list of problems. Seek help!

bittyend:
@justwise

Why can't you blame your parents for being too silly to teach you about self-consciousness and being proud of your skin and heritage?? GTFOH!! Don't come here talking down on Nigerians and Nigeria, you phucking pillock.

R.I.P to the dead!!

You are a waste of space, ''R.I.P the dead''and at the same time you said no Nigerian gives a phuck about the news? You are just a massive fool.

bittyend:
You sound like a phucking mug. Why are you so anti-Nigeria on a Nigerian forum?? Too quick to talk down on a Nigerian. I'm more British than you will ever be but I'll never talk down on a Nigerian because that's home, clown.

Nigerians have been dying for months, yet they didn't make the front page on Sky news - 2 people who shouldn't be in the volatile Northern Nigeria in the first place died, so all Nigerians have to start crying, huh? Get a life!!

You are a bloody plonker, who told that i'm British? Why should Skynews be the first to carry the news of Nigerian death? What happened to NTA and other independent news channels in Nigeria? Just get over your confused self.

Dede1:
I hope the Boko Haram also killed the members of British Special Forces involved in the rescue operation.

No the good news is that Boko Haram members were all killed. Happy?

bittyend:
@faithin9ja

Who are you and where are you from to refer to Nigeria as "your"?

If you're not Nigeria, why can't take your silly story to poundland.com or dailymail.co.uk?!? The honest truth is that, no one in Nigeria cares about this non-story. R.I.P to the dead - but Nigerians could give two fu.cks about this news. If the same British didn't make the North as powerful as it is today - maybe this would never have happened.
Now, crawl back to your hole and change your name to "fathinUKaAaClownB4BnpGetsMe."

Disgraceful, blame everybody else apart from your evil brothers who enjoys wasting lives.

Sun of god:
Just heard that bast.ard 'Cameron' say he authorised an operation on Nigerian soil - Fc.uk him

How dare he?

He must think Nigeria is Ireland or Scotland.

Boko - Well done on this occassion.

Boko Haram (1) - SAS/SSS - (Nil)

All your brothers were killed in the same operation, so they did not kill the hostages and get away with it.
Happy now?

oraclefemi:
justwise please can you help with a sample of how a company sponsorship letter should look like? and also what if he wants to sponsor himself will he need to do a personal tax clearance on himself or use the company clearance being that he is a director and a part owner of the company?

Sponsorship for foreign training or study?

If you are sponsoring yourself then the company's tax clearance will do as a director

mbm:
Please, I submitted my application for visa renewal since 3/3/2012 and up till now, the status is still "Your application has been forwarded to British High Commission.". I don't know what this means.
Any help, please?
Thanks

. . .but you claimed to have renewed the same visa here last month ? https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=866199.msg10151337#msg10151337

oraclefemi:
Hello Nairalanders please i am in dire need of advice for a friend, his step brother who happens to be a uk citizen wants to invite him over for a visit and he has agreed to send the following
His British passport scan page
Letter of invitation
Birth Certificate
Tenancy agreement
Receipt of utility bills such as electricity and water bills , please we are wondering if he should include his bank statement even though my friend is the one sponsoring the trip
Now the major problem is that my friend owns a share in the company(also director) he plans to use as sponsor for the trip and the funds is in a joint account with the other director in the company pls note that the other director is aware of his plans to use funds from the companies joint account. Please how do we go about this ? as a director he doesnt receive pay slips or have any payment in the name of the company paid into his account because they share profits as it comes(transport company) so will we have issues with pay slips?
my friend has the following documents to back his finances
newly opened zenith bank account with 230k in it
gtbank account with 1m in it but over the past 6 months the account has a lot of transactions made in and out of it
mutual benefit policy certificate for 2m
intercontinental account balance for 200k and 1m in fixed deposit
tax clearance of the company
shares certificate of 3 different banks
receipts of purchase of landed properties not c of o
investment policy receipt from arm investment managers for over 3m

He listed all this to me because of the uk website asking for means for finances and also anything to show he is well established here and will return back.Is this above listed enough or too much and since the funds and investments surpasses what the company account holds (3m)

the thing is he doesnt earn from only this company because he is into other business hustle here(oil tankers) and there so please advice on which steps will be best for him to take.Please advice is needed urgently

Thank you and also at justwise i will send you an email

The issue of payslip/ proof of payment from the company may be an issue but he need to explain that in the application form, if he wants to use the joint account with the other directors then he has to get their written consent else its better he leaves that one out.

His step-brother need to add his bank statement/payslip

dappssee:
Hi

I wanna get a letter from my employer to the UK Border Agency. Who should the letter be addressed to?

Thanks

Address the letter to the ECO British high commission Nigeria, you don't need to put the name of the ECO.

[quote author=kay-one link=topic=863688.msg10346039#msg10346039 date=1331096504]i'm i was to pursue my Masters education in the Uk later this year but all what i got here's been nothing but scary. i catch cold. . .May be i put the money into business or something else [/quote]I think the message is clear, nobody is trying to scare you, if you have your money to cover the fees and accommodation then you will have fun studying in the UK, if the opposite is the case then its gamble.

Adolite:
@House,JUSTWISE


I received a call from Embassy yesterday that i should come and summit my passport and bring evidence that i am still studying<

What does that means? what evidence do you think i can go along with ?

Quite alot, student ID, attendance report, current semester time table, progress report(Your last result), letter from the university, evidence of paid school fees for the current semester. . . .etc.

chuksvoice:
@poster
Dont mind all those jokers as long as your intention is pure, i hate when people assume things just because majority does it.
Try universities in germany, belgium or austria. Their tuition fees is less than €1000. As for visa process, if dont have strong financial backing it would be a tall dream

Why not post a link to those universities that charges less than 1000 euro for foreign students? If his intention is pure will that reduce the school fees?

iseg007:
@ Justwise, Keep on giving the right advise as you have help soo many people including a few friends i know on NL.

My own experience

I came to the UK in 2008 and i had a PLAN, i did masters in Technology Mgmt, one thing i made sure of was to pay my school fees and that was very important. £13500 (no be small money ooo) and came into the country with only £2000. One thing i did was to talk to alot of pple who were already in the UK as what the best job to go for and also where to live, I did my reasearch beforehand and made a plan. Luckily I had an uncle living in south london, so they took me in, but when they turn me into houseboy and i was sleeping on the floor and to read was a problem because they expect you to cook, clean, bath their children and all other house chores. It got to a point they were passing me to other inlaws that i was not even related to, I then knew it was time to leave.
But during this period i applied to every single job you can imagine, I did Cleaning, Work in a hotel as "Room service" (What did i not see!!), Labourer (Imagine bricklayers that i use to look at them like poo, I now began the one carrying bags of cement up and down ), i worked in asda and Tescos, WHAT DID I NOT DO TO SURVIVE, at the end of the day i was only going home with £150 a week. and i was doing more than 20 hours a week.

Luckily because i had a plan i was saving like crazy, and how did i do it

- I did not go Clubbing at all, you see naija students working 25hrs and then finish all the money on two bottles of Moet, SHM
- I did not have a girlfriend (but some few away much), having a girlfriend requires a lot, Time, energy and Money,
- I had a budget every month for food and once in a while by cloths. (Primark na my Thomas Pink )
- I neva bought any books as I used only library books
- I got a sim-only contract so i was paying £10 a month for my fone
- I moved to a shared house where i was paying £250 for a single room (All inclusive)

But it was not easy, you had to see how naija pple were treating me like an outcast, like i don't belong. because I did not act they way they did, I had friend who will put nice pictures on facebook wearing so very expensive clothes with white babes drinking moet, then 3 days after they will come to my house to beg for £5, enough said

I was able to save about £2500 at the end of my masters, luckily i got the PSW and then went on to do alot of IT certifications, Now I am working with a top America IT company.

- You have to have a Plan
- Mix with the right people
- Don't be like some people who will be hoarding information, learn to share.
- Be Very FOCUS
- Do not go into a relationship if you can not afford it, with regards to time, money and energy.
- As JUSTWISE said ensure you pay you fees from naija, dont try and come to the UK to work and pay fees because u will SUFFER
- Dont go and be poping Moet when you are cleaning tolilet or buying Gucci shoes, expect you want to do fraud and trust me you will be caught.
- Learn how to save, even if it is £1 a week, try,

Learning a trade is another way to go forward, as you can truly make a lot of money, but again be focus and learn.

There is also the UK experience wahala when looking for a Job(Gist for later)

Really happy to read from you, you kept focused and it pays up, congrat and good luck with your future plans.

visanewbee:
Just wanna let you guys know i got my VISA. much thanks to @justwise for his kind advice.
I donno if i'm qualified to advice now but i just wanna say that attaching a letter as advised on this thread to explain and clarify the reasons given in my last denial must have been a useful instrument in my application.

Thanks everibori

Cheers,  london here come

Congrat! I'm really happy for you.

Tonja:
My husband is a US Soldier that was stationed in Afghanistan. He was on his way home in Tennessee when he was stopped in Malaysia and said that he needs a PTA. This is his first time traveling through Malaysia coming home. They said it will cost him$1,250.00 of course he does not have the money and I don't have it to send to him. Should he seek help from US Army; US Embassy; and RED CROSS. He had on his military uniform when they pointed him out as if he had the money because he is military. I don't know if you know but this should have been told to him before he boarded to go home. My question is: Why is this happening?

US embassy straight away.

[quote author=Osiris.212 link=topic=886254.msg10341786#msg10341786 date=1331044395]Bros, the amount of money spent on defence budget does NOT in any way signify prowess and should NOT be use as the ONLY yardstick in determining capabilities between countries.

Do you know the unit cost of a 5th generation chinese fighter jet? Compare the prices between let say US F22 raptor to chinese J20 or Russian Sukhoi 47. The cost of a single US jet could triple russian and chinese plane of thesame class!

The US military hardwares are usually very expensive, hence, the high cost of defence. Besides, the US is involved in multiple wars i.e Afghan and Iraq wars which requires large amonut of money to nourish. The last time I checked, the war in Iraq is costing US 1 billion dollar/day to sustain. -360 billion dollars***

When you subtract the cost of fighting in Iraq and Afghan and remove the extra cash needed to cushion the high price of purchasing hardwares in US in relation to China, you would be left with no option than to give it to China.

Secondly, have you factor in the disparaties between personnel welfare and allowances?
Do you know the amount costing China to maintain a soldier on average basis? How much is the minimum wage in US? How much is the cost of training or retraining a single pilot in US in relation to China? All the aforemention must be considered before arriving at a good conclusion . . .You don't just look at blind figures and shout eureka! Do the math bro, do the math!


No one is arguing the military capability of US in warfare, but China has equally crossed the threshold and CAN NOT be threaten by US from any angle. Nuff[/quote]Point of correction, US is not fighting any war in Iraq anymore, US minitary pulled out last year.

US has more advanced minitary hardware compared to China and China never denined that, not even Russia does. No matter how much it cost US to train their pilot and other minitary personnels, the truth is that they are far better than China and do your research and come and prove me wrong.

No country in the world spend and produce the type of minitary hardware as US does, China need to match Russia before thinking of pairing with US.

The cost of producing those hardwares is taken care of by the budget, so it doesn't matter how much it cost them, the fact still remain that they have the latest money can buy.

Any tribal comment will be deleted, you can have your little silly tribal war in other sections, not here.

ichidodo:
I wil take 6 six years 4 dat instead of dat yiriba class a drug traffica doin 30 years or mmumumutalab life sentence. At least wit 6 years, i[b] can come back quickly enuf and enjoy my loot. Hahaha. Ichi bu onye igbo. [/b]

You wish, which loot? They will trace every single penny of that money and recover it.

[quote author=Osiris.212 link=topic=886254.msg10340221#msg10340221 date=1331033719]Ofcoures in accumulating debts and attacking smaller countries. Do you think US can ever win a war with China?[/quote]Minitary wise China is a baby, US spent $1630 Billion on her Minitary a year compared to China's $698 Billion, check the World Minitary Power list, your China is 3rd while the US is still leading on 1st.

It will take China yrs to catch up

[quote author=Osiris.212 link=topic=886254.msg10340042#msg10340042 date=1331031900]You obviously don't know what you are talking about. China is "untochable" and extremely above any threat from US.



The bolded is false and could only be spout by those smoking propaganda of western supriority. China is the new world super power, we have to accept that in good faith.[/quote]Wishful thinking. China is still behind US.

EmmaIK:
@Justwise.
Gudmorning. I have a question about finances. I've had the money for my fees and living expenses in my account for about 6mnths, but so that I won't spend it, I put it in a fixed deposit till april.
The earliest I can apply for my visa is 10th June.
My question is fo I have to leave the funds for another 28 days again? As wen I fixed the funds, it was debited and removed from my account and shows up as ”transfer for investment to Oceanic bank" in my statement of account.

To avoid any issue with the 28days thing, remove a chunk of money from that account by say. . . . first week of May and pay it back then start accounting the 28days so that by 10th of June or 9th of June it will clocked 28days.

The 28days count starts when you have the complete amount of money required in your account.

ritux:
100% correct. i spend £8 each time i go cut my hair. there are so many jobs posted on job center plus daily. Also, my gf fixes weavon for £15. So if you can learn a handwork most especially the plumber stuff, you can make it big.

Don't go around saying that alot before you get your gf nicked as foreign students are not allowed to run a business no matter how small, only if your gf is employed by somebody and earns salary. If she is been paid cash-in hand then she is expected to pay NL and tax.

banky1987:
Hi Guys, though have never been to UK but I have this friend of mine that travel for the first time this January and she was detained by immigration officals this is march now they didnt realease and her papers was complete, what could be wrong

Do you know why she was detained? They can't detain her for no reason.

ritux:
mr justwise, i get your point but at the same time, it depends on what you mean by being prepared financially. i am not the type who spend extravagantly. i actually came to the UK with £4500 as my maintenance money to cover me till august when i will round up the program. last year i did not work because i wanted to see how my result will be like and like i said earlier, i had three A and one B. i had friends working since sept when we came in and they also did well. Between sept and dec i spent less than £1500. i buy food stuffs like garri, indomine, plantain and and stuffs to cook soup from the african shop though a little bit expensive but stuffs like onion, chicken, veg oil, eggs, tomatoes etc i get them from asda and tesco which are of reasonable price far better than the price i will get them from the african shop. the point i am trying to make here is that i dont spend up to £30 in feeding for a week and I work £74.4 every week for 12hrs.

though i will not advice anyone to come here without paying your tuition fee and getting were to stay.

That was my whole point, 12hrs or 20hrs work is not enough for anybody who is not prepared financially before coming to the UK, prepared financially i meant having your fees and atleast 5-6 months rent, £74 x4 can only pay your rent and you still have to pay bills and eat. With your £4500 you can decide not to work and you will be fine as long as you spend within ur limit.

ritux:
Hey, i am presently in the UK studying for my msc. Presently i am working 12hrs out of the 20hrs allowed for students during term time comfortably well and it is not affecting my studies one bit. with the money i make, i dont even touch my allowance i came with from 9ja though i paid my tuition and accommodation fees in full before coming. one good thing about my school is that they give hardship funds to student. just last week i got £600 from my school after filling the form. though i told them some funny stories lol as a naija guy, i cant come back to that country at the end of the program without getting at least the £5560 i paid for my school accommodation.

my gf is here also and she has 2 different jobs and she makes up to £65 every week

Can you survive on 12hrs job if you werent prepared financially before coming?

llbhuds:
i guess u lack sense of humor
more so,i cant contradict myself when the poster failed to state what kinda education hes willing to pursue cos his first comment is ambiguous

And if that was your attempt to be funny then now i know why millions of comedians are jobless.

[quote author=edie_mafio link=topic=863688.msg10336979#msg10336979 date=1330984448]@ just wise,this is a forum and we dont know who is who,when i said get a spouse visa,you should use ur head to know what i mean, if i must explain,get married to a British,if you like,ask me how to marry a british,[/quote]Did you realise now that this is public forum before mentioning getting spouse visa? Getting married to British  citizen and getting a paper is not a walk in the pack and if you are thinking about sham marriage then forget it

FEMARY1:
Nawa oo .Everybody is just crying here.Yet no report of students droping out because of fees or people sleeping on the streets because of colds.
Virtually every is saying dont come.And yet they are not leaving the UK.

Do you expect anybody to come here and tell you that they have dropped out or sleeping on the street? NLders will laugh at that person and remind him how UK is not all that and stuff. The shame alone is enough to kill the person