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TheGuyFromHR:
When I first came to the UK, I had an old secondary school friend in London who had been living here for more than 10 years by that time and who told me to "avoid Nigerian churches in London o"

I told him that I even avoid Nigerian churches in Lagos self, so no worries.

LagosismyHome:
No 5 is interesting to see on this list ..... abeg explain.

starboychan:
Middlesbrough sir

wallg123:
Justwise happy new year oh/good morning....

Long time since we saw u here

starboychan:
Good morning my seniors �

So I got my tier 4 student visa and I'm officially about to start my 10years journey to settlement ( I hope I will be able to cut it down to 8years sha)

Please I'm preparing for the whole travels , I will like to ask the elders in the house what are the necessary stuffs for to bring to UK. Be it food items or anything that will be cheaper for me to get from here and other tips for someone coming alone to UK ( I don't have any family member or Friend there)

I will also like to know about the prospect of MSc Civil and Structural Engineering in UK ( that's what I will be studying),

I look forward to hearing from you guys. Thank you in advance

yibore1:
@justwise, thanks for your reply.

2.) If her current husband can give consent for her son.

Or is it better she get a sole custody order for her son?

yibore1:
Good morning NL family,

Please my aunt is about to apply for visa for herslf and her son. But we are so confused on how to go about it. My aunt was once married but her husband abandoned her and left for Uk for like 9 years now. He no longer cares for his family and no communication with the family. We got information from the cousin that he is staying in UK as an illegal immigrant.

Our question now is:
1) If we should fill his details as my aunt husband and father to her son. She has been the only one catering for her son for 9 years now.

2)Will filling his details on their application affect their chances of getting a visa based on his immigration status. Please what can she do about this.

Ps: my aunt was later in a relationship with another man for a year now. Can he stand for them?

@mimilyrics @Lagosismyhome @ Justwise and all the gurus in the house.

SirToby:
Good evening friends.
I was going through this thread yesterday and the writer clearly advised any new immigrant to stay from Nigerian churches abroad in other to avoid drama and Toxicity.

https://www.nairaland.com/6328171/sad-truths-living-abroad

Please I want people to share the experiences with Nigerian churches abroad.

I am planing to travel out before this year runs out and I needs to be well informed with regards to churches.
Relocating to UK (london) has never been part of my plan due to high population of Nigerians residing there. Why should I leave Nigeria for another country with high concentration of Nigerians. It makes no difference anymore.

Please kindly help us share your experiences with Nigerian churches abroad. Thanks

Cc: DisGuy, justwise

ednut1:
Den of gossips and envy, people nacking each other's wives/ husband, competition and back biting, pastors always want to milk you with different tithes and some have awards and special callouts for highest tithers ( na there you go know say mr sola doesn't have a mortgage but went to buy an expensive car, sister Mary is an assylum seeker using female genital mutilation formats, bro Kenneth married an old mama for papers bla bla bla)

The good side- socialization (abroad life is lonely), invites to birthday, naming and weddings etc.

Oyinbo churches are somewhat calm, they are not tithe and offering obsessed, everyone minds their own businesses.

Source - used to attend one in Birmingham back in 2006 with my mother . Stopped being religious shortly after that . Na scam

KrimanOlivia:
Tho some may dislike you, but you're one of the most active and sensible moderators in this forum. Keep up your good work

Palazo:
@Justwise it's cool my brother the most important thing is that the person knows how much I appreciate he's/her effort......... It's cool

awumen:
On spamming,Yes while on him willing to help I will say No.
I have received lots of help here,from nairaland I have come to see future and hope in Nigeria because of the wonderful and honest people I have met (not in real life o) here. He is only willing to give what he has received here. I will advise you let him do that, after all the help is only for those who will need it and make request.

awumen:
@justwise,If I may ask,he/she should stop what?
spamming or willing to help others?

Labio0004:
Smiles. I am only offering assistance or support if you need it as I was once in your shoes and I got help from someone on nairaland in 2015.

Palazo:
With all due respect bro, I never asked anybody to rush me or ask me of recommendation but if I'm opportuned sure I will. Please let's not flood here with arguments instead of questions and answers we all can learn from, thank you........

NigPatriot:
Please Justwise can you push this thread to the top so that it can be accessible as the earlier closed thread was. Finding this thread alone one has to scroll and search.

Proppie:
He hasn't visited his mum in the UK before...
And yes, his mum is alone in the UK

osato45:
look for studying in Germany thread

adigun98:
Hello there lovely peeps ,I been trying to make some enquiry about a good country I can leave to outside Africa and I got to speak with a relative who is in the UK and he advised me to talk to one agent ....He said with 2.5 I could get a UK student visa but I'm worried if that would be enough or I'm I about to be played ?

ottiz:
@Justwise, I would like to pay for SAT1/ACT/SAT2 test of 10 underprivileged but brilliant 16-19 year old students. How do I go about it to make sure the deserving students get it?

missjekyll:
both my brp and passport are up for renewal. I m not sure I can get a new brp based on an expired passport.

LagosismyHome:
A friend travelled with both British and an expired Nigerian passport and it was absolutely fine....so had both in her possession. .. This was even last year February 2020 (before covid) , BA checked her in with no issues, she got to Nigeria and told an officer to meet her at lagos airport but that oga self no show but it was absolutely fine . They didnt ask or say anything

We later asked a lawyer and he said for dual citizens going to NAija it's fine if naija passport is expired ( The lawyer said he done it several times) That if it's one passport holder then a travel certificate is needed or a valid passport.

TheGuyFromHR:
A friend went back earlier this year with his British passport and expired Nigerian passport and he said they let him in no questions asked. He couldn't get an ETC from the HC, was in a rush (father died and they were burying fast due to Covid protocols). I'm not saying this is the standard procedure now, might just be a relaxation of whatever the rules are due to Covid. He's getting a passport now for the outbound trip just in case.

Proppie:
A friend of mine who is 27 years old lives in Nigeria, but his mother who is about 70 years old travelled to the England when he was just 3 years of age, now that she is old, is there a way that she can send for him to come and take care of her in England considering her age and his age too?.. Is there any England visa law that makes provision for such a case?

Please chairman...
Do you have any idea or know someone who has an idea on this question?...

DisGuy:
That's the issue with Nigeria, what's on paper to the world will turn to something else



Really good news if it's as stated. Can't wait to get the 10year version

missjekyll:
I will need a new visa as well. I m not sure I can get that on an expired passport.

Aphrodite007:
it’s just funny how we can’t even trust a Nigerian “policy” because of how Nigeria is.

Unless we find someone that has experienced it, we won’t believe it— no wonder we come here having trust issues!

DisGuy:
Same here, not found much explanation apart from bits and Bob

https://www.mondaq.com/nigeria/work-visas/904728/the-nigeria-visa-policy-nvp-2020



And this from immigration twitter link
https://mobile.twitter.com/nigimmigration/status/1312023793259491330

missjekyll:
Quick question Justwise, do you know what people whose passports are near expiry are doing since embassy still closed? Thank you

DisGuy:
Anyone aware of this new policy? I download the nvp policy 2020 by PWC but couldnt see anything related.

Passport expiring in 3 months!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIskIAw4O9E

fynblackboy:
where is this stated in the rule....please help us out.... the rule states that the money must be in the account for 28 days. it didnt state that it should remain until the outcome of the visa decision..... the only problem with this is when asked to get an updated statement of account by ukvi

Aykomo02:
This is my story
I married my spouse 2014,he based in uk,but because of d anxiety that I want to go nd meet my husband we made a wrong decision,I applied for visitor visa 2015 through an agent who told us he will provide all necessary documents because then my husband was not having a good job nd he just moved frm London to Manchester,not knowing dis guy used fake documents nd all,he even changed my spouse to another name nd provide another marriage certificate nd I was refused due to fake bank statements nd fake references,though I dnt knw why I was refused because he ran away with refusal letter,Nov last year I applied for spouse visa when my husband is financially ok nd we have all d evidence,and I was refused because I provided my marriage certificate of 2014 with my husband when I told them am still living with my previous husband in my previous application with marriage certificate,so they are convinced that my marriage with my real husband is not genuine,am confused on what to do because we want to appeal
N.B———I can’t find d agent and I dnt knw what date he filled for my previous marriage certificate even if I want to apply for divorce paper
Pls help me because am going through trauma already
What can I do to correct my mistakes....thanks in advance.Below I included my reason of refusal

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