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Chadon007:
Thanks so much for the prompt response.
But for clarity, Are Aunt considered as Close Family in the UK because in the list of options, they included parents, siblings, in-laws, grandchildren and grandparents. No mention of Uncle or Aunt.
I really need to be sure if aunt Is considered in that category or not so I prepare on how to answer appropriately.
And what do you personally recommend I answer if questioned?.
Should I still insist I have no relative or not.

An aunt is not considered a family member but the framing of that question matters...were you asked if you have/know someone in the UK OR if you have a family in the UK?

I doubt you will be called for an interview at this time but if they do and asked about that particular issue then explain to them just as you did here

Chadon007:
Please @justwise,
I have a very pressing question.
I have an aunt in UK who I didn't declare as Family in UK during my student visa application. Mind you I used her address as UK address for TB test but I chose my school address in my visa application and said No when asked if I will stay in another location in UK. Also, she was the one that paid for my IHS and visa fee with her card.
Now, I did my biometrics ( standard) on 27th July and got not straight forward mail on 6th Aug.
Please, as I prepare for an interview should I be called, how do you recommend I answer the question of " if I have a family in the UK".
NB: Aunt and Uncle was not among the options listed as close family in the visa application.

You should have answered Yes to that question but there is nothing you can do about it now, if you got all other requirements right then i don't think you will be refused because of that single mistake

ariyike23:
Must we upload our student transcript during our visa application?

Submit all the documents listed in your CAS

Pascalinho4real:
Bro we are talking about making money here and financial freedom, I finished my service last year and I never get a Job , within 1year I earned almost 4million which I’m using to apply for UK masters , I have direct family in US and direct family IN UK, but I can tell you people in the US spend more and give more than those in UK , the thing is that you don’t have family abroad and you don’t know much about some countries economy and immigration policies US is much better than UK in terms of earning and financial freedom and you are here talking about your certificate…. Oya chop your certificate na nonsense.

I'm fairly sure that you are still in nursey or primary school when i left Nigeria for the first time and have been to other countries.

US spend more and give more but still your family in US hasn't given you enough to finance your trip? You have to work to save for UK education?

What exactly did i say that got your blood boiling?

tombnok:
Good day everyone thank you i have been following this thread since May, i tried applying for my wife in june but could not meet up with September admission, she has been offer an unconditional admission in teeside uni to study international management for jan 2022, i want the experienced people to help me with what stage is next,
a deposit if part of tution should be made? (non academic condition for admission)
POF should be ready? For 28days?
Now i just dont know what next step to take.

Also we are newly married and when she was applying she used My surname which is not the same as the name on her international passport.
But all change of name processes have been concluded pls i hope this doesn't matter at visa application point?

And i will be willing to be guided stage by stage till we get a visa

Thank you in advance

Take a deep breath and take this thing one step after another, all the info you need is in first page of this thread.

To lead you on a bit...yes you may have to pay deposit to the school IF they asked for one before issuing CAS.

Regarding name change....you don't have to worry about that as your marriage certificate will take care of that, when her passport is due for renewer she can make the necessary correction.

fetomowo:
1. Mix up. That bit is not correct. 20 hours per week spread over the time period is what I meant to write. Will correct it.

2. The US visit visa is what rescued a lot of students during Theresa May's era from rotting in Nigeria. This is especially so if you are old cos your options are narrower considering that age, time, family factors may play into your ability to relocate.

You mean after spending millions coming to the UK to study and getting certificate then you move to US with visiting visa to live illegally?

Are you for real?

Pacypatty:
Thanks sir
And pls can she use her phone for the interview because it's virtual?

She can if she has a good connection

fetomowo:
This needs to be stressed out more than once. If you don't have money for living expenses. Please go to a university that you can afford.

It may help if your are coming with family - a spouse that can hustle full-time.

Spread out your program for two years by doing a two year masters. In that case you can legally work 30 hours a week. Then you can also have two summer breaks if you have a September start. Once for January start. Summer breaks usually span 3-4 months anytime between April-September depending on your school.

During summer breaks as well as between your course end date and graduation date you can work as much as your body will allow you.

Again, don't go to cities that are costly. You will struggle to pay bills. You will have no savings and most probably you won't be able to complete your tuition payment. (An advice - don't start sending money to Nigeria, save your money in the UK, keep a low profile. It's not yet time to start doing Father Christmas.)

Post Study Work Visa is not guaranteed. You can be eligible and still not get it. So you must have other plans. While you are in the UK, take the opportunity to get US visit visa (this is very important for old people - those in their 30s and above), you can look at Canada and Australia for skilled immigration, if you are pretty young (early twenties) or you are young (late twenties and early thirties) and have a family.

Those of you that like to abuse opportunities thinking no one is watching you. Better believe it the UK have your records o. Una go collect contract phone Una nor go pay. You dey owe council tax after your finish school. May be your case don dey with magistrate sef. If you are interested in PSW na to behave yourself properly o. Nor chook hand for wetin some other Naija people dey do o. Your own route is PSW, do only what will not affect your chances. You and person wey dey file for Refugee status nor be the same thing.

Another option is to do another Masters, if you've saved up. Or continue on a PhD. This need not be in the UK. If you have the money consider continental Europe, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Austria, Netherlands etc.

By all means, make sure you are not returning to Nigeria the way you left. Well that is if jakpa is your ultimate goal. Have plan A, B, C, and D. If life happens to A, you switch to B. Start planning now!


I hope I have spoken well.

1. How can one legally work 30hrs a week during term time?

2. Why is getting US visiting visa important at old age?

Proppie:
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Bro, this definitely wasn't called for...
I've not seen anybody do more for Nigerians than that guy is doing, and you're here talking about Ego?...

Others who thought he was wrong said so without being rude... Try to dey censor your words chairman...

Your first contribution I'm ever taking note of here is to cause problem with the one person that created the thread in which you want to cause the problem... Funny humans everywhere...

His full time job here and other threads is to attack me, he only post to support one person and to insult me at every given opportunity.

I will sort him out

cdieli:
This should be taken seriously because family, money and time is being invested here. So we should know what we are getting into.

Oh well...i see a lot of people here using ''build'' account to get a visa and return the money when the visa is out or even before visa is out...then travel to the UK hoping to work and study to survive...if you do that then you are likely to work more than 20hrs a week during term time, which means your PSW application is in danger.

And you are also likely to fail one or two courses because you invested a lot of time trying to work to survive with little or no time to study.

Pacypatty:
Please my sister got a mail from teesside she's going for social work she has an interview and written test with them, please we need guidance on how to go about it,her first degree is administration, does she have any chance of getting the admission?
Cc everyone

She needs to prepare by reading materials relating to the course she applied for, Let her go through the course content and understand them to be able to answer questions. Basically if you applied for a course you should be able to answer question relating to that course, why do you apply for that course? What is your understanding of that course? Why do you decide to study that course in that particular university?etc

Bourne007:
He's right. He's not confusing anyone as question is related to previous application with UKVI and not CAS related

Yes its about your CAS, apart from bank statement and TB test result, all other documents are listed in the CAS

CSPb:
Please can you shed more light on the standard Visa application. All we are seeing here is priority priority ���

Priority service is just an add-on..amount you pay for faster visa processing while standard is without any extra fees.

Non will influence the outcome of your application, you can still get your visa or refused whether you paid for priority or standard visa service.

inphoenix:
Hello Justwise,

Seeing as the first set of 2020 tier 4 visa holders are now graduating and some already applying for post study work visas and a seeming lot of denials, do you think you could create a thread for that so as not to derail this one?

I'm yet to see any refusal letter regarding this, so i can't start a thread based on rumour

Yes it will be good to start one but it should be based on facts/evidence

canadaishome:
Oh my goodness. I picked YES

I thought it was referring to CAS

Please what can I do to explain. I already submitted and did biometrics

Why are their questions so damn confusing. It should clearly state previous VISA application.

Please help! Can I send an email or something to tell them?


SOS!!! @justwise @everyone

This got nothing to do with previous visa application, they are referring to English langue qualification as stated in your screenshot.

As long as you submitted all the documents listed in your CAS you will be fine

Babababy:
Its not about CAS, its about previous records with ukvi if you have applied before.

Please stop confusing people here

Tolvin:
I picked up my passport and there was no visa and/or letter in it. What could be the issue?

Contact them

Sysco600:
Hello house,

That 28days rule, is it compulsory that it must be 28days. Can’t I just print out 1Month or more as far as the required amount is intact and it haven’t gone below its requirement

No, that is not the rule

They even gave an example as seen in the attachment

See my attachment

Tolvin:
Hi guys, is it possible to get a refusal without a letter being attached or without receiving an email?

@justwise and other gurus, please assist

No, they will always attach a letter to explain why you were refused

Scholarship opportunity

https://www.chevening.org/

Good luck

Oluwabaddest:
Hi everyone.


@justwise and other gurus in the house. The date for my OPENING BALANCE for the proof of funds (financial requirement) is for Wednesday the 14st of July 2021. According to the 28days rule, what should be the ideal date for the CLOSING BALANCE?

Thanks.

Count 28days from 14th of July

Enad0001:
please I need advice from I have an agent money to do turkey visa for me but he was not able to do it. And now is telling to apply for ukraine visa which is tourist visa, he has contact that will move me from Ukraine to Germany. I don't know how this will be possible bcus Ukraine is not a Schengen country.
And also can I live in Ukraine with a tourist visa and get a temporary resident permit to start work?. Please I need ur assistant. Thanks

Don't go ahead with that crook called an agent, for your own safety stay away from him.

Why do you need an agent anyway? You can't read materials online or ask question so as to complete visa application form yourself?

governoragweven:
Please house @ justwise and any other expereinced in the house:-

I am currently in the process of counting my 28days, as my sch needs POF for CAS issuance, to fastrack this whole visa process i want to ask:

1. Can i start my visa application without my CAS?
2. Can i book for biometric before applying for visa?

You need the CAS to complete the application.

Abiseundun:
Hello @justwise and everyone, please I have 3 questions

1. Can one use 3 accounts, 2 dom and 1 naira account
2. Can one use only 2 dom account, £ & $
3. The person is a Nigerian, that earns in naira, hope using 2 dorm account won’t raise eyebrows, or questioning from UKVI?

Please urgent reply is needed from gurus
Thank you

Yes as long as they all clocked 28days.

hapiaka:
The dates must be the same

This is not true, it mustn't be the same, they can be days apart but must clock 28days each.

kingpokko:
Please justwise and co I need help anybody please.Sorry I tried to send message to that link you sent me but it for student visa so I think I should just ask my question here ..Okay I and my family was refused UK visa base on that am self employed and that I sumited my passonal bank statement so what I want to ask is this I want to open my company account and run it for six month can I use the company account for any transaction like the way I used my personal bank statement or there are some transaction the embassy want to see .because am going to be the sole signatory to the company account .and another question is this when am paying my self every month from that account can I transfer the money or pay my self with Check and can I just pick any date of the month let's say I pick 27th of every month and what if it falls on weekend is that okay .now when feeling the application on the part were is ask how much I spend every month I put 200k now that am going to run my company I will be using both account so it can run very well spending from the company account follow with the 200k I spend every month or that 200k is just what I spend from my savings please remember that both account are under my control I own evey money that comes in and I send out as I wish

Is this visiting visa application?

olaness:
Guidance needed, our Ancients! Securing accommodation has really been a great challenge for my husband and I. We are a family of four. His school is in Bradford.
Now my uncle is strongly suggesting we stay in Manchester and my husband who is the student takes the train to Bradford to attend classes. A little more than an hour journey. My uncle has in-laws in Manchester who are already working on getting accommodation for us in Manchester.

Our concerns are:
* The accommodation is a room in a shared flat. (rem, we are a family of four) they say it's doable.
* Manchester is more expensive than Bradford and living costs and childcare are likely to be more expensive too.
* Are there informal arrangements for childcare that will be much cheaper, as this is what my uncle is suggesting?
* If we get airbnb in Bradford for 20 days, are we likely to secure an apartment before the end of the 20 days stay?
* We would really have preferred to be in Bradford, but they are saying that we are going to experience more racism there especially as there are more Pakistanis and Indians there, so finding work will be a challenge.

What can we do please? We need all the guidance and advice we can get. Especially as we are relocating with our kids and want the best option possible.

Living in Manchester and travelling to Bradford for lectures? Your husband must be loaded, bad idea to be honest.

Book Airbnb for a week in Bradford and within that period you people should be able to get a house.

I lived in Bradford for about 6yrs and I know that Bradford is not as bad as people make it. Search for house in these post codes: BD5 and BD7, they are within the university and college proximity and loads of student accommodations. Bradford is not dominated by Asians alone , Eastern Europeans has taken over and you also have a good number of Africans there.

If you don’t like Bradford then Leeds is an alternate, 20mins away by train, 45mins by First bus, Leeds is like London of Yorkshire , well developed, a bit of all races there and also affordable to live.

As always before leaving Nigeria search for houses, book viewing appointments , when you get to the Uk have a look at the university notice board for accommodation ads, Internatioal centre also has list of private landlords you can contact for accommodation

Bukolami22:
Hello everyone, please I would appreciate a response to this issue.
I'm applying for UK dependent visa with my husband as he is going for his MSc.
1. I already have a passport with my maiden name which I've done 2yrs ago, should I do a new passport and change to my husband name?
2. Am i to apply with my husband's name for the visa application or the name on my passport?
Pls I'm confused anyone who can help me to clarify this, I will be grateful. Thanks in advance
cc mimilyrics, cc justwise.

What name is in your marriage certificate? Your hubby's name or your maiden name?

Yancy:
Good day house. Please i need the advice or should i say opinion of the elders on this.

My spouse just came through her CAS interview today. According to the interviewer, she performed excellently but the amount she quoted being in her account is low (12 m). Please note that she wasn't asked if she would be coming with her dependents. T[b]hough her responses were like one who would be going alone[/b]. She's feeling distraught at the remark made by the interviewer about the amount.
Also, apologies for me asking as i just stumbled on the group but is it ok to remove funds from the account of a visa applicant prior to or during visa application or processing?

obitryce:
Good day all, please at Justwise and intending Nothumbria University September applicants/students, is it possible to pay 25% of my 50% school fee before my enrollment date after paying the initial deposit of 2000 pounds?

That is possible