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Abini2012:
Our bus was 25 mins late so we decided to grab a bite. Last three pictures was taken across the Turkey kebab shop we sat to wait for our order..

Never heard of food allergy or hypersensitivity before coming to this Country, as Nigerians we wey dey chop everything except we no like am. But food allergy is a big deal here because if medical help is not handy to someone who is reacting to a certain food ingredient there is a very high possibility of death.

Fortunately, I heard on the news the night before that govt will be putting in force 'Natasha Law'. A new law will require food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged foods.

The law is named after Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, a teenager who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a baguette she bought at Heathrow and ate on a plane on her way to France with her parents. Her parents did not keep quiet about it, created awareness, met key officials in govt and food industry etc.
3 years later, the fruit of their labour will save millions of sufferers from potentially untimely death.


Meanwhile, abeg wetin be part exchange biko?

Successnoah:
Please i wan make all my nairalanders wey dey germany help brother wey need help i wan study german language for germany how easy is the visa approve

Seynex01:
I have1.2m as my closing balance

Seynex01:
Good Day all the awesome people on this thread

Is 350k good enough as opening balance?

I will like to know what an ideal opening balance should be.
Thanks

Cc: giselle237, justwise and other gurus

femi4wonders:
Hello house,

I intend visiting the UK soon but I will need guidance from everybody here so as to get it right the first time.
I'm not into any paid employment because I am a PHD student in Nigeria.

List of documents I intend submitting

1.introduction letter from my university and tuition fees receipt, admission letter.

2. Marriage cert.

3. Baby's birth cert.(A year and 6 months old baby)

4. 3 property documents(a receipt of land purchase from state govt, a deed of aassignment signed by members of the family, contract of sale for a landed property purchase by me and my wife)

5. Property document of my residence and utility bill (fathers property)

6. An invitation letter, utility bill from my host in the UK and a cover letter stating that they will be responsible for my accommodation, feeding and transportation in the UK.

7. Statement of account and cover letter from my dad stating that he will be responsible for my flight and also stipend for miscellaneous and transferring the fund to my personal account.

8. My statement of acct will also show monthly stipend I collect from my dad (40k).

Please I need advice on what to include to the list of doc.

@ justwise

badboy92:
Hi Sir,
Thanks for this advice,
I have canceled my hotel booking which was far from London and opted to use Airbnb to a more central location, this has greatly reduced my accommodation and travel budget, my new budget has now reduced to 550K, and my monthly expenses are on an average 70k Per month.

ifyalways:
Are Nigerians truly going to Brazil to use free healthcare

Or they are paying for the healthcare via private hospitals in exchange for a second passport?

If its the latter, fair enough then but knowing how Nigerians usually are , they will go for freebie even when they can comfortably afford .

Adjo10:
Giving birth in Brazil not only guarantees your child a Brazilian citizenship, it guarantees both parents an immediate permanent residence and citizenship to parents after staying in Brazil for just a year. This is indeed the fastest way of acquiring both permanent visas and citizenship. Ordinarily, it can take a person up to 15 years of living in Brazil to get such privileges.

Some people may not be happy with that because they went the difficult route. Well... such is life. Some get it easy while some have to struggle. Just be happy for your fellow brother or sister.

So far as, the Brazilian law doesn’t see giving birth in Brazil illegal, who am i to declare it a crime. You can make all the arguments you want but sorry the law is the law. Dear subscribers, do not give up and remember, you are not doing anything illegal period.

Peace

pete26:
please with respect to this fraudulent SOA issue, after submitting your SOA with your application, and some amount of money is withdrawn to carry out a business transaction, as CIC carry out their verification would this raise any red flag is there a way they check for the amount left in the account or is it just about the authenticity of the account?

miqos02:
Please can a good Samaritan share a cover letter format?

If I am doing biometric in Lagos, do I address the letter to Lagos or Abuja?

labiowo:
Hello Nairalander,
Please I need your advice as regard the refusal letter
Thanks
@justwise

Mamatukwas:
@Justwise please il be DM’ing you soon. Need your help with Nairaland Ad for a friend.

@Lexusgs430 Your Chinchin- The best in Abuja arrives this weekend oh! Unless customs decides to be unfortunate ... Please get ready to submit post code.

Abini2012:
I see you Justwise!

badboy92:
Hi guys,

I went to the UK this time last year ,
I plan on going to the UK as a tourist by December,
I currently earn 300,000 naira as salary before tax, and a yearly pension of 240,000.

I have a budget of 700K for my trip, here is my budget breakdown.

Flight ticket (to and fro): 215000 already paid
Accommodation : hotel booking 180000, not paid for yet
Feeding, Transportation and other miscellaneous expenses : 305,000

The problem is, I am currently saving (700k) for this trip from my salary on a financial platform called CowryWise.

My question is, Will the embassy recognize this financial institution saving my money?

2. Do I stand a good chance to get a Visa based on this information provided!


cc Justwise

joyivro:
Good morning Justwise and all the gurus please I need a final advice
1. I have uploaded all relevant document must I still attach pictures, land documents
2. The way I loaded my documents I am not really sure of the arrangements hope there is no penalty
3. My hubby is my kids sponsor do I still have to add my marriage certificate and passports to their uploads

InshaAllah:
. I want to add my but am starting to feel bad for him! �

Jachy4real:
Hello everyone!
Visa approved in Lagos on June 13th, 2019 at the 6.30am appointment.

Ok, I was here over a month ago to ask about my chances of getting my visa approved since I planned to go with my spouse and child. Some strongly suggested I went alone while others said we should all go since I was fully funded and my case was subjective. Some said my chances were low since I had no work experience, can’t show home ties and my funds were solely from the school. Well, since I didn’t want to divide my home while pursuing my career, I decided to brave it anyway.

We arrived Walter Carrington by past 5am and went to join the queue by past 6am. My baby was all joyful, playing with everyone and everything that came her way. Immediately we got into the consulate, she became restless and started crying. We tried to pacify her and feed her but to no avail. And there was no way I could breastfeed her there! I became disoriented. The black lady at the first check point had pity on us and gave us an expedite slip. She called the security and asked him to take us to the front of the next queue where we met a white lady.

White lady: Pass me your passport
Me: (I did with the expedite slip)

White lady: Why do you have an expedite slip
Me: The lady gave it to me because of my baby

White lady: (angry) We don’t give expedite to babies! Why will she give you an expedite slip?! (she called the security)

White lady: Why will she give her an expedite slip?
Security: I don’t know. I am surprised myself.

She then went to confront the black lady. My baby was still crying. I made up my mind to join the queue since I wasn’t ready for any of that drama. When she came back, I started walking back to the queue.

White lady: Where are you going to? Who asked you to go? Pass me your passport.
After all the checks and biometrics she handed me the documents.

White lady: (clearly angry) I don’t know why you were given an expedite slip, but congrats.
My baby was still crying. I took her from my husband and tried to calm her down, but no way. I became more tensed. The security took us directly to a white guy for the interview and my husband took the baby from me.

VO: who is the applicant?
Me: I am, good morning (I tried to smile, and passed him our documents)

VO: What are you going for?
Me: to study for a PhD in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (this was actually my area of specialization not the course but I was so disoriented that I said that. He obviously didn’t see that on the I-20 so he asked for a repeat of my response.
Me: To study for a PhD in Chemistry with a specialization in analytical and bioanalytical chemistry.

VO: What University?
Me: The University of Alabama.

VO: Tell me about your research
Me: (I started to talk, but he cuts me off)

VO: I mean, what instrument would you use for your research?
Me: Mass Spectrometer and Bleep

VO: Do you have a supervisor to work with?
Me: Yes, Prof Bleep

VO: I can see your assistantship covers all your cost. Can you tell me about it?
Me: (I started to give him a breakdown of my benefits, but he cuts me off)

VO: I mean, what do you have to do as a graduate assistant?
Me: I have to teach, grade reports, make good progress towards the completion of my degree and maintain a good grade.

VO: Is he going with you? (referring to my spouse)
Me: yes

VO: What will you be doing in the US?
My spouse: for the first year I will help with the baby because it will be incredibly difficult for her to cope with the baby and then... (cuts him off)

VO: Have any of you travelled outside the country before?
My spouse: Yes, to the UK for my master’s degree (he wanted to mention other places but the VO seemed to be Ok with just that)

VO: what work do you do?
My spouse: Bleep

VO: Is that your only child?
Me: yes.

VO: (he gave me a pamphlet) read this and let me know if you don’t understand.
Immediately I started reading the pamphlet, I knew it meant that our visas were approved from the information it contained.

VO: Do you plan to receive any medical treatment in the US?
Me: (I didn’t get the question, so I asked for a repeat) No.

VO: Do you like American football
Me: (smiling) Yes. The school is well known for it (he happily agreed with me).

VO: I will be approving your visa…
He asked for our pick up location since he could not clearly see it on the passport.

VO: Enjoy your stay
Me: Thank you.

I packed our documents and we left. Immediately we came out of the consulate, my baby stopped crying. It was while the people outside were congratulating us that I looked at the top of my file and saw the white paper. I was so disoriented that I didn’t even know when he gave me the white paper. So Kudos to those here who said they saw both the white and pink paper even while interviewing. It shows the level of their composure. I didn’t have the luxury of that because of my crying baby. However I answered my questions confidently and tried to smile all the way.

So this is my transcript, unfiltered.
I will like to encourage everyone who sincerely want to pursue their career to go for it. Don’t let anything stop you. Work hard. Do everything you can and let God do the ones you can’t. Impossible is nothing!

Kendrick99:
Lol, Mr Brown billed me 20k just to give me a better response to "why this school" and I replied with "ok thank you I'm not interested" But I posted my transcript and acknowledged him because some people would not even respond to your mail and since the juju no work. I believe say "Ok" no dey cause fight because street no dey work strest! But make them leave am abeg.

Good people out here reach out to great guys like Fairheart, Time2win, Sharwama, Lagosismyhome and co. Stay Blessed and be smart!

popplm:
I am sponsoring my self....I can afford to pay my tuition before I leave naija and safe up to 2M to cater for some expenses till I get work to support myself. As for the maintenance fee that is needed to stay in account for 28 days, a friend is willing to help with that. Is there any other thing I need to put in place?

Predstan:
JUSTWISE

86TG:
Yes, she would since she’s employed or it’s not necessary especially the bank statement

86TG:
Thanks alot for the clarification

101adewole:
That is less than 3 months of my salary though not 4months

101adewole:
I budget 1750 pounds for the total trip,am spending 10 days,My salary 375,000 per month....I also include my landed document and a copy of my vehicle document,my present house rent receipt,wedding certificate plus different family pics.Let me know should incase you needed more info...cheers

RalphJean:
Plus, none of the sons is old enough to take care of the others. So, either mummy or daddy will always have to be at home (after 5pm).
Or a carer will need to be employed, and paid minimum wage....


£35,000 is small money. Just about NGN 16,000,000.00 only

86TG:
Thanks for the response, I mean on my wife’s form, who’s sponsoring the trip and how much would they be paying towards it? How much does she write. total trip cost for the family is £1900

popplm:
Greetings to everyone, I have been following this thread and gained a lot from the experience of fellow nairalanders. I am planning to secure a tier 4 student Visa for the next year september 2020 admission and planning to move with my 4 dependents (3 sons of 3,7,10 years and my wife) but I don't want to travel at the same time with them them to sort accommodation and other stuff before they finally join after 2 months

My question: can I apply for their Visa at the same time with mine and if yes, can the Visa still be active 3 months after it's issued?

Thanks.

86TG:
Good day Justwise,I’m almost in the same boat, I’m traveling with my wife and 2kids , my wife works, myself being the primary applicant and sponsoring the trip, for my wife, how much money will be paid towards trip? Do I include flight only or total budget of trip. Thanks

xmasgift:
@justwise, pls advice. I plan on applying for the renewal of my 2-yr UK visa. The balance in my savings account is usually low just about N350k monthly because I always invest my money in mutual funds.
1)Would this be a problem even though I attach my ARM statement of account?
2) Would it also be a problem if I redeemed funds say N1m directly from my ARM investments to my saving account just for the purpose of this trip? Of course I plan to write a letter of explanation.
I have a rich travel history even just renewed my US visa via the dreaded 221g interview process.
Would they understand that they’re people who just don’t keep idle funds in their savings account when the money can be put to work? Thanks.

Seeyat:
I just sent you an email, if you find it interesting please reply as i would like to have a phone talk with you. Thank you.

miqos02:
hello house, what is the right category to upload property documents and hotel accomodation?

zakmus:
Good day house

please I need an input on my trip plan

My trip is 14 days

I earn #275,000 monthly after tax and pension

I spend #70,000 monthly

my disposable income is #205,000

here's the breakdown of the trip

Air ticket (846 pounds)

intra city transport (50 pounds)

sight seeing (55 pounds)

Shopping ( 100 pounds )

feeding ( nil )

Accommodation ( nil )

Miscellaneous ( 30 pounds)

Total is 1,110 pounds =506,054 @ oanda rate

my cousin who is inviting me will take care of

feeding and accommodation.

please tell me if I can add or subtract

thank you.