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Dblackgirls:
Hello house....pls i have been refused twice at the UK embassy first last year cos i previously spent 8 weeks while serving(nysc) and d money in my acct wasnt enuff...secondly dis year august becos i got some credit transfer and i didnt acct for it....now i want to re-apply.what are the things u will advice i work on this time?another issue is, i have a relative there and he has applied for naturalization, is it possible they knw he is my relative? Cos i am presenting him as my sponsor here ...and i dnt want mine to affect his naturalization.

Do you work or own a business in Nigeria?

90sretrogirl:
Good day everyone, I have been a silent reader on this platform since I submitted my Visa application. I just want to share my Visa timeline on here and I hope it helps someone. I am currently observing my NYSC and I've travelled to the uk twice with my family in the past years with the family visit visa and my parents have gone about 4 times
Note: This was a standard visa application(Family Visit)
Visa granted
Biometrics done: 17th Oct
Application transferred to embassy: 17th Oct
Received by UKVI: 18th Oct
Acknowledgement from Sheffield:20th Oct
Decision made and collection mail from tls: 7th Nov
Passport collected: 8th Nov with visa issued on the 1st Nov
I pray everyone expecting their Visas will also get it ( both first time applicants and renewals). Just keep praying and God will do it. I must admit I was scared because I realized I made tiny errors in my application and I had already submitted and had my biometrics taken but I kept praying and God proved himself.
P.s: It was a fully sponsored trip. My mum(also in Nigeria) will be sponsoring my trip. I will be travelling alone this time

Congratulations

birdmansoho:
Hi justwise, good day. Does the UK still offer 20hours working hours to international students visa or they stopped it? Thanks

Yes.

TEECANN:
I guess those that submitted applications between 26th and 27th of October 2017 for the Saskatchewan SINP express entry in Nigeria are quite large.

Words are going out that SINP status are changing for some applicants to "In Process"

So it will be beneficial if we meet here to track happenings in the different NOCs that we belong to.

Regards.

Dude stop duplicating thread, there is a general thread already here.

UKmigrant:
See trouble o, I never even buy TV, dem don dey warn me ahead

Take this opportunity to write a letter of complain, you are barely a month in the UK and they have started disturbing you.

Tell them that you just arrived in the UK and moved into that house.. you will receive letter of apologies and they will give you a breathing space.

veleta:
@Justwise,please I can't respond to pm on Nairaland,what do I do please?Sorry its off topic

Follow the person first..then try again

Amya:
So you mean to say one cannot discuss immigration issues in the travel section of a forum. My Intent was not to seek clients but not make people aware of various immigration options.

I don't believe nairaland is the place to source for the right Clientele that can purchase a passport. The thread was simply a discussion thread.

.. forget that i know better.

Amya:
@justwise. please why was the thread I created on Immigration property investment removed.
It was created to answer questions on Immigration policies through property investment and business investments.

It did not violate any rules and laws of the site. There was no business stated, neither was there a number or contact mentioned. You shouldn't go outside the bounds of your powers as a Moderator of this forum.
@seun

If you want to advertise the company you represent then pay for a place for ad and not go through the backdoor

YourFatherLap:
correct...

Senior man abeg i go need your WhatsApp contact if you don't mind ...

I'm planning to come to the UK next year.. I need guilds

I do mind, i don't get my number involved with nairaland and visa stuff, feel free to ask your question here or in any other thread here

YourFatherLap:
boss which country you dey??

The UK

Dyindahouse:
Please advice on the comments.

Tell your sponsor to issue you another COS and update your hourly pay to £7.50 at least.

nwizu042:
ood day nairalanders? I just got an offer to study for my masters in Scotland and am confused because of the following reasons
1.I was told that the school will get me a job in maximum of a month and that is where i would pay the tuition fee from I.e. They will be taking a percentage of the salary for the tuition but I keep hearing here how difficult it is to get a job in uk so I don know what to do... Please note I am currently acquiring sewing skills before this offer came along so I earn nothing here...
2. The way I see it, I don't think I get to lose because I don't have to pay for the tuition while in NAIJA cos I no get the money...
Please house advice me, what do you think I sho do... Am a newbie here, I nee all the advice I can get

Who told you that? I guess one wicked agent wants your money badly

Post this in us student visa thread

jnyuwa02:
Mbok? Is that Berom and are you in Plateau? If so pm me, might be able to solve your problem, sounds like you are a brother in my neck of the woods.

Please don't start this as its not helpful to this thread and others who are here to learn.

Post this in UK student visa thread here

mcobex:
Get in touch with Olamide: DELETED

Enough of this ad here.

Thank you

deebaby05:
It's true, you can't use priority if previously refused. It's on tlscontact.com.

People use priority despite that.

EfemenaXY:
Is that cheaper?

And how can you be sure the “seller” is genuine? It’s not uncommon to find multiple owners who claim the land / property wasn’t the seller’s to sell in the first place.

I know it sounds negative but anything Naija rings my alarm bells...

That is the biggest problem.

EfemenaXY:
Stocks and shares.

Buy low sell high. You only lose if you sell low.

Amazon and google shares are good $1.111.60 and $1.049.00 per share at the moment.

Will definitely buy when the opportunity comes no doubt

EfemenaXY:
N10m won’t go far in Naija. You can’t even buy a decent plot of land with it.

Nigeria value system is so wrong, people throw figures around carelessly even when the product doesn't worth it.

I think its better to buy a house and redevelop it than buying a land to build on.

bebe2:
Oga justwise am sure u know wat u doing sha,

Before u invest £20k in Nigeria pls save on top and invest it in the west.

Investing in Nigeria by proxy is always a problem because of trust issues.

Investing here is a good idea if you see the opportunity.

Keeping money in savings account here is waste of money as interest is close to nothing.

UKmigrant:
If you want to set up a business and make huge returns in the shortest possible time, naija is the best place for you. You start your business with no stress. Naija is also the place where you can get very rich easily if you know what to do.

But if you care so much about orderliness and functionality, healthcare, quality education, security, etc maybe consider living abroad.

Me I want to have what both worlds offer, once I set myself up well here na to start to dey invest for naija o. No dulling at all!

I want to do the same but can't figure out profitable one with lower risk.

adaxxy:
can he present old 3months and the new 3months?
Yes he's desperate,

I don't know how that will work, how will he explain the gap between the old and the new bank statement?

Does the final balance in the old 3months bank statement reflects on the new bank statement?

Dyindahouse:
Good day house. For a tier 5 temporary(religious) worker visa. CoS was issued at £10,000 per annum. Maintenance was also certified on the CoS. Entry clearance was refused because the hourly rate was £5.12 per hour which the ECO said was below the minimum wage. Minimum wage is £7.50.
The ECO after that said the CoS has been used. He also stated that there no maintenance because there is no valid CoS.
His comments on the general grounds for refusal - not applicable. What does this imply for the general grounds?
Advice needed people. Thanks.

Please blank all personal details and post your refusal letter here for better understanding

themusketeer:
Update:

Biometrics done -July 24th
Application received. - July 25th
Preparedfor consideratn - Aug 5th
Remains under consideratn. -Aug 17th
Called for escalation - August 23rd
Unable to make decision. Sept 25th
Unable to make decision. - 6th Oct

Decision made mail - November 3rd
Visa issued 31st Oct

Immediately went to the collection center without even getting the passport pickup mail. Got there, and was told not ready. Went back there 3:30pm.

Met someone there who was there for collection too. Got my parcel and it was bulky and the other person was flat without a dhl nylon. In my mind... my parcel was bulky because of the inclusion of refusal letter.

To cut the long epistle short.... I got the visa 2years.

Many thanks to everyone that has posted here . @justwise, @Brightingsus, @ ekpotek, Tatpat thank for your insightful advices , and everybody.

The wait was an excruciating one. 75working days. But the wait was worth it in the end.

Glory be to God

Congratulations!

Beautyaddy:
Thank You!! I love this post.

seguno2:
Thanks and God bless you for this revelation.

In addition to what i listed above, the op will benefit from his tax contributions when he will become ILR holder in 5yrs time and married then his tax will be lowered, get working tax credit and his kids get free education.

The system is not perfect but its fairer than what is obtainable in Nigeria

dave07:
Very interesting thread @op, thanks also for making it flow, else the lessons from the credit card discourse would have been lost. I feel what you have been through and am really encouraged by your decision, pls keep it comming though I know that work schedule will now make this not easy. However I would like to request a favour, from you, Justwise & other admin; kindly give us a thread on Tier 2 Visa applications, it is great to see that it is still possible to get sponsored to work in the UK from Nigeria. Some of us are not just too comfortable with the distance & cost for Australian PR or the weather for Canadian PR

sutelk:
Seconded. The existing UK visa enquiry thread is full of visitors and students. Getting Tier 2 visa information is like looking for a needle in a hay stack. I was happy when this thread was created initially but that was short lived as questions on Tier 2 visas were immediately banned.
I think we deserve a thread for intending skilled UK migrants just as we have for Australia and Canada.

Any of you can start one.

bestbuyer:
Hello All et Justwise and gurus,
I only got my refusal message this week since July 12, 2017 online submission. REASON STATED- PURPOSE OF TRAVEL. I guess because in the application for me and family i stated we are going to US for child delivery and may visit Canada briefly as our custom is during our family trips to visit different countries in a vicinity to know the different cultures. Anyway, child birth at US was done and completed and we are back to see the Canada refusal message.
I am presently not in a hurry to apply again since i don't have any immediate plan for trip, but while requesting for the GCMS NOTES through ATIP i realized only citizens or residents at Canada can ask for the notes.
Please @Justwise and others, how can you help...
Thanks everyone for your efforts to make this thread a reasonable source for information.

You have to get somebody living in Canada to help you make the request.

Unfortunately some in this section claiming that they can help one apply for GCMS can not be trusted as they are likely to pay with a stolen credit card details

Lexusgs430:
People complain because they want to keep all the amount on their payslips....

They can dream on..

foxyvisa:
HELP!!! Hubby the sponsor, lives in a shared apartment where all utility bills are inclusive in the rent. @justwise and house, Please how can he address not having utility bills? Landlord has given letter of consent and stated all bills are inclusive in the rent. Is this enough? Or does hubby need to collect the utility bills in the landlords name from the landlord to submit?
Is it compulsory hubby gets consent letters from his housemates? Property inspection report approved.

That is just enough.

Getting consent letter from his house mates will be an added advantage.