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sniperaz:
Oga, people have very different realities and experiences.

I've moved to the UK as a:

1. Being Single
2. Being Married with just partner
3. Being Married with a partner and child - (son)

I can tell for for a fact that the experiences are all very completely different and the hardest one was moving with my partner and a child. Even with my early on experiences in the UK, i still struggled greatly.
It got so bad I moved my family from Sheffield to Newcastle due to accommodation problems. This is even after a landlord kicked us out of the house because other people complained that the baby was not letting them sleep at night.
In case you're not aware, some landlords have instructed agents not to let out their properties to families with young children. Already it is difficult to get accommodation as a foreign student, now imagine a foreign student with a family...

I will not advice paying more to get accm, but if thats what you have to do to get your family sorted out, by all means do it.

OlaofPlymouth:
Please house, I’m stranded out in the cold In since 2days, any one that knows someone that wants a house mate, flat mate or room mate in Plymouth should please connect me this cold is freezing.

OlaofPlymouth:
Please house, I’m stranded out in the cold In since 2days, any one that knows someone that wants a house mate, flat mate or room mate in Plymouth should please connect me this cold is freezing.

Dammyope126:
@Justwise and all, I was the one who that shared my refusal letter some weeks back. I got very useful advice from here. At a point I wanted to give up but God came through. Got a new CAS and re-applied, decision came out positive in 7days. Thanks to everyone and particularly those that suggested I apply for a new CAS rather than AR.

All Glory to God Almighty.

humblemoi:
This is totally true. People need to be more strategic about moving otherwise undue desperation sets in. Offering to pay more for accommodation pcm not even deposit? Naah

Tolvin:
I wouldn't advise you to use one in my opinion. Get the required funds in a bank account then when you get to the university, you can present your loan to them.

Babababy:
Any reasonable person currently looking for accommodation in the UK at the moment would obviously understand the urgency, a lot of people have posted issues about getting accomodation. UK currently has a surge in obtaining accomodation and you are here telling people about conditions that exist 10 years ago.

A student lands in the UK and spends two months in an Air BnB looking for suitable accomodation, meanwhile spending cash paying for alternate accomodation, but you are here saying people should offer lower than the advertised price, you think I want to pay more, like are you joking or something .
If accomodation was easy then why are people complaining about it.

Jack of all trades and master of none, no human has knowlegede on everything, we learn everyday and people grow by accepting their deficiencies. I have posted an agency page asking for offers and you are still here arguing about what I dont know.

The only reason I posted it is to help people with large families obtain accomodation faster, imagine a family of five paying for hotel accomodation for two months, imagine what they can do with that money instead.I met a family in Newcastle , they have been staying at an Airbnb for 5 weeks, the man was depressed. No one expects you justwise to have knowledge on everything, and when you encounter issues that you have less knowledge about, then try and learn from it, and not just start arguing blindly because you dont want to feel limited . A lot of people here are looking up to you for guidance , ego tripping is not helpful to anyone.

There is a current accomodation crisis in the UK and getting accomodation is hard at the moment, if you dont know then ask. People are struggling to get accomodation, people are bidding to get accomodation, do you think I have money to throw away by making an offer? I really dont undertand what you going on about.

The whole point of this place is to get direction on how to navigate current issues that effects schooling in the Uk,I know at least 4 people that made the same move as I did, and they are setteled now, after spending weeks in hotels looking for accomodation.

The United Kingdom opened up PSW and they have more applications this year than they ever had, there is three times more applications than they had last year, three times more people looking for accomodation, and obviously it has affected the real estate industry. Oga ,its not rocket science. sometimes I struggle to understand you.

Enraf:
The requirements is 28 days before submitting your application. Immediately you biometric is submitted at the VAC you are free to Utilize the money in that account.

Enraf:
Thank you @justwise I will keep you updated on this as things develops. I don’t have any doubts about the genuineness of the Agent and the landlord and the suitability of the house because I have a relative checked it up properly before payment was made. I will try to negotiate a suspension of rent pending when we are able to collect the key to the apartment.
Thank you

Venerable612:
If you didn’t identify that you are married on your Visa application- and her name isn’t on your application before you obtained the visa - you can’t bring her in as a dependent.

timojerry:
Good evening esteemed people

Please I just need clarification again. I know it's been said here but we've been getting conflicting information from outside

I've got kids all under 8 and they are my dependants travelling to England. Are my kids supposed to do the PCR test before they travel or it's when we've arrived that they are suppose to do the days 2 and 8 test.

I've read on the gov.uk site that kids under 11 don't need to do the test unless they are over 11 but I'm being told now that it depends on the airline that we book

Please those who have gone with their families and those who've got more knowledge on this, can you kindly help? I've already booked pre travel test for just me and my Mrs.

@justwise and everybody please, it's urgent

Thank you

Children
Children aged 10 and under do not need to take a pre-departure test to travel to England

Funmiladey:
I've been a silent reader for some time now, please can anyone enlighten me,what documents will be needed and the routine to go through if you want to apply as a dependant while the spouse is already in the UK.

Enraf:
£850 pcm
Yes I got a tenancy agreement

Tolvin:
Hi Guys, please how long does it take to receive IHS refund from UKVI after visa refusal? I received a decision letter on August 2nd and it's been over 7 weeks already. I have sent series of paid emails to them and they've not responded.

cc @justwise and others

fasa199:
@justwise

Please I intend applying next year to resume September and my international passport expires in December next year too. Do I need a new passport or I can proceed with the old one?

Enraf:
I need an advise urgently here. I have paid for an apartment for me and my family and rent has started to count meanwhile we are still here waiting for the visa and passport. I had thought we would get decision by 10th of September based on priority but now nothing nothing.
What are the options? Can I ask the landlord to suspend the rent counting for now? How do you think that could play out. I am also wary of the losing the apartment I know the kind work done to get the place. The rent has started to count from last week

Loveonthebrain:
What can i do in a case like this cause i have no clue. And i was going over sample refusal letters from online. Mine looks a bit different because the person that issued the refusal letter, signed his initials on it. The refusal letters i have seen posted have no signed initials. I'm so pained.

Juwon01:
Hi guys
Good evening everyone. I’m a silent reader on here but soon I’ll be coming to drop my testimony too. Please my husband changed his surname but he has his old surname on his international passport. Do we have to do a new passport of could he swear an affidavit to show he bears the previous surname?
I await favorable replies. Thank you so much guys.

Babababy:
The name of the form is make an offer form and not desperation form .

Babababy:
I am guessing you dont understand how making an offer works when trying to rent a place. I have attached a screen shot below , the agency name is https://secure.rentmyhome.co.uk/offers/5403 ,when you see a property you are interested in, you make an offer through them directly to the landlord and wait for a response. In this case the let was £875 and we made an offer of £950 and then you wait for a response.Several other people would also make offers at same time.

Thats exactly what I said, hope you get it now.

naijatisumi:
@Just wise and gurus in the house please this is urgent and I need your help. My wife, my self and my 1st daughter has gotten our visas but my 2nd daughter visa is still at DMC even when it’s 16 working days already and we’ve already booked ticket , booked Airbnb and done covid test already. This is my question. She has a valid US passport. Please can she travel with that while we travel with our visas. I heard she can stay legally for 6months. We will come back and get her Nigerian passport later and re-enter with that. Hope we won’t have issue with immigration officers at the POE ? Please help a brother our flight is 8am tomorrow and cancelling the ticket for next week we are told to pay almost 2M when we got the said ticket for just 859k for 4 of us. Please I need una help. GOD I need your peace right now

tpman206:
Good evening, please my wife was given an offer to study MSc in social work at Uni Lincoln, the issue is her name on neco result which she use as English requirement is not tally with her credentials name
Neco name: adegboye olajumoke
Degree and other credentials name: adegboye Jumoke
Please can that affect her in visal processing
House please I need help @justwise

Moshabiola:
@justwise good evening sir, please I have been trying to book an appointment for my wife with TLS then upload the documents but it won’t just go, it keeps saying I should upgrade to prime time before it can proceed, and when I click no thanks, It will take me back, what can I do please?

Babababy:
I just gave hint on how to secure accomodation faster than the desired, i wasn't assuming or guessing. Most of what I have listed here is exactly how I got my accommodation for a family of 5 in Newcastle. I offered additional £70 to what was advertised and we got it almost immediately after two moths search,by the way we had been offering to pay 6moths upfront and could not get any.

So when you say this is not true, that is not accurate .

TheGuyFromHR:
Nigerian community?
You left Nigeria and you still dey find Nigerians?
Unfortunately, Nigerians abroad are generally no different from or less dysfunctional than Nigerians in Nigeria - you're more likely to find their strange and rather senseless feeling of being in competition with themselves than any genuine desire to help. Relate with Nigerians as individuals, and not as groups, you're more likely to achieve something that way.

keemo:
Please @justwise and other gurus in the,please what documents will I need for my wife to apply for her dependants visa after I have arrived in the UK....thanks �

mercauly:
Thank you so much for always. I will do just that.

TheGuyFromHR:
Correct.
And all the rush to secure property close to school makes no sense and simply drives up prices in that desired area. Anywhere you live within commuting distance is fine, remember that a) you will have other commitments in that city aside from going to school, e.g. your place(s) of work could be anywhere in the city, and b) as students you can get discounted bus monthly or weekly passes and bus passes generally allow for unlimited travel on that service in most cities.

For those who have children, your priority should be finding areas with good schools, and living as close to them as possible, because that is the best way to make life easier for yourself. Centrally located schools are usually not as good as those farther out in the suburbs, for instance. All in all there's a mix of factors you take into consideration when house hunting, not just living in Akoka because you are going to Unilag.

timojerry:
Good evening guys,

please how can one rent a place for family of 3 in either doncaster and surrounding areas. its tiring as i have called various agents all to no avail

kind help. we leave soon

Babababy:
Some tips on how to secure accomodation.

1.You need a UK phone number when registering on sites like zoopla,onthemarket etc. You can register with your Nigerian number though, but they wont take your request too seriously. They would usually call to follow up an application and once its an International number ,your chances of them calling you is very slim

2. Most of them would request you to view the property, a viewing request means you have to be in the Uk or have someone that can view on your behalf.Viewing also shows serious intent .

3. When they advertise a property for rent and place a £500 rent on it, just an example. When communicating with the agent, make an additional offer of like £550 instead, you are more likely to get a response from the agency. They dont tell you but most rentals are up for bids, and they like a higher bid because the agent gets more.

4. Download your right to rent status, and attach it to your application. It would eliminate any ambiguity the agency might have about your immigration status . You can get your right to rent status from this link attached here

https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-rent

5.It would help a great deal if you have a current job, sounds like impossible because you are a student but it Is what it is. During the pandemic, the government mandated that waivers should be extended to people who cant pay rent hence a lot of landlords were short changed. Most landlords now basically want to rent property to only people with jobs, who can pay the rent

There is a current surge in rental properties at the moment, and its a contest getting accomodation. Once a property goes up for rental, they get multiple applications and the agencies are mostly interested in tenants who can pay rent, and your student status is apparently a disadvantage.

The link below can also help in understanding some pointers

https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Preparation-and-Arrival/Planning-your-housing#layer-3094


Finally keep trying, something would eventually turn up

Moshabiola:
Thanks bro, but how soon do you think they email me to complete the payment cos I’m thinking of doing walk in tomorrow, hope that won’t be delayed