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ayinsyd:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-19/nigerian-man-in-court-over-$10m-ice-haul-in-canberra/

Jackson Igwebuike arrived in Australia in July on a student visa

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-19/nigerian-man-in-court-over-$10m-ice-haul-in-canberra/6865408

FrontPageLawyer:
I don't think the poster will listen even at gun point.

I can only wish him luck.

Thought as much.

Aibisoye0:
Dear justwise,

I recently renewed my visa 2yrs around Oct . When filling the forms I stated I'll be travelling in Feb 2016 for 2 weeks. Now plans have changed. Lost my dad and his burial is Feb. I now intend going March to spend Easter with my family brothers and sisters based in the UK. And I intend to spend 3 weeks. I hope it's safe to do so or I just stick to my 2weeks?

You can do that and explain the situation to immigration officer at POE if asked, if you can stick to 2weeks you stated in your form.

EggPlant:
Thanks, I have read on uk.gov that if a person's standard visitors visa is stamped MULT, means multiple entry and 1 mean single entry and for both regardless of the period of stay stated on the application, one is only considered to have overstayed if he doesn't exit the U.K within 28 days after the stated date of expiration of the visa on one's passport (i.e there is even 28 days grace after the expiration of the 6 months visa before one is considered to have overstayed).

One is only obliged to notify the UKBA if the condition for which the visa was granted changes within this period e.g if one needs to change from a visitors/tourist visa to a spousal, students or work visa.

Guess this means that even if one stated that he'll be staying for 2 weeks, it doesnt matter if he stays for the entire 6 months as long as he exits before the grace period elapses. And such a person has not broken any rules and hence no penalties for this.

That is not true, visiting visa can not be changed to any other type of visa within the UK. If you stayed longer than you stated in your application you will find it difficult to extend that visa without a very strong reason.

If you doubt anything I said above then try and overstay the stated time in your application and see what happens next time you visit or try to renew that visa.

Staying 2-4 days more is not the issue here but weeks or months will get you into trouble even when you haven't overstayed the 6 months given.

LadyGuinivere:
I have a suggestion. Let justwise edit the ist page of this thread and post this link . U posted. Then all of us can Come up with some FAQs. He'll also post it there. So we can refer these frequent questions to page1 of the thread and stop all these recurrent arguments. If the person now refuses to read page 1, we can just ignore him/her.
#justmysuggestion

Done.

nma01:
I mean i have ielts certificate which has not expired.

That is perfectly ok as long as your scores are good and at approved center.

@op,

Sorry I have to remove some of the graphic pictures

nma01:
@justwise,@lexusgs430 I have an academic ielts module that has not expired. Can it be used for spousal visa?

I don't understand that part.

agalamanyi:
Justwise thanks for this creative trend,its been of great help to participants and onlookers,all I commend all who has ever taken out time to comment here,your comments has helped a lot of people direction wise. Please I need sincere suggestions between these two Uni's University of Dundee and University of Surrey, and the generally living conditions of Nigerians in scotland.thanks

If money is not an issue for you then Surrey is the university for you, it's relatively more expensive then Dundee but with good reputation. If you are on budget then consider Dundee

kkbabygirl:

[b]I entered the US legally to deliver my baby. The baby was born in Dec 15.

Regrettably the baby was born with a congenital heart disease called trunsuc artheriosis. She has had two heart surgeries and is currently in the hospital. She has lived all her life in the cardiovascular intensive care unit.

At the moment, the doctors are uncertain of her discharge date. Additionally the baby is billed for more hospital visits and surgeries in the future.

Unfortunately, the health care delivery in Nigeria cannot guarantee my baby a better care. I have confirmed that our hospitals are ill equipped and have poor manpower and skill to manage the baby health. The baby's condition is such that she will require a periodic hospital visit and future replacement of some valve in the heart.

I am skeptical of taking my baby back home. While I am praying for her complete recovery, it is my desire to remain in the US and watch my baby have the best health care in the world.

Please I need advise on how to achieve this.

Thank you. [/b]

I really pray that your little baby get well soon even before your 6months visa duration expires. I don't think taking the baby back to Nigeria will be a good idea, give it your all for your baby because her life is more important than the consequences of over staying the visa or the financial implications.

Anything wrong with that if they are not committing any crime?

alabikunlekam:
@ justwise ..... Good evening,
Please I just apply for a visitor visa to jamaica but my question is that,am I going to apply for UK visa OR USA before I can leave nigeria or is there any mean I can go through nigeria to jamaica?

Try to book your ticket with KLM or air France if the stopover at Paris or Amsterdam is less than 24hrs then you don't need a transit visa. Check carefully because there are some flight time that requires less stopover time.

nedum360:
Agreed, this guy is a psycho. But we cannot neglect the truth that comes from his mouth. That's why his popularity is growing by the day. But is it mere coincidence that Africa's failure of leadership is reflected in the current US leadership? Cos it's now on record that the most incompetent and unstatesmanly US president is from the dark continent. #foodforthought

You are as bad as Trump for saying that section in bold.

chupcake:
And they say it had to be either of my folks or is there a way around it where I can use someone else account. Even if I have to make them my legal guardian which brings me to the next question, If that works, how will I do it?

That will not work, you don't just pick somebody as your legal guardian as an adult. You did not plan this well early enough to give yourself room for plan B. It's too late now to try any short cut.

chupcake:
People, am in a jam. To cut the long story short, the account my dad prepared for the purpose of financial evidence is his own company's account. He owns a 1 man business and that is basically the only account he runs. So UKEAS told me I won't be able to use it. A friend of my mom that works in a bank called earlier and said It is possible to get a letter from the bank that says he's the cole signatory to the account. My question now is will that help, is there any way at all we can use the account cos If I don't, I don't have 28 days anymore and the scholl has refused to issue me the cas. Abeg, pls help.. Please.

Not possible, you can't use that account even with the letter from the bank

Portsmouth86:
Hi all

those who have had visas granted, do you mind listing your timelines.

The group I follow on FB called i love my foreign spouse there are a lot of visas granted and who have applied after I have also without priority.

Its just so frustrating that other applications have decision made after ours, and we have had no calls either, we are only on working day 38.

Some of those who have been denied got the IHS refund before they received the decision email or passport back, what a horrible way to find out its a NO

https://www./139807999382936/ link to I love my foreign spouse

No need to worry it takes average of 3 months and no two timelines are the same. The same issue with naturalisation application

abnot:
@justwise they actually do. Looked up my bank statement from august till date . The monies were paid monthly in my account via bank transfer except in november and december when a cash deposit was made by my parents. I've been to the UK 11 times in the last 5 years and also been to the schengen zone 4 times in the last one year . In addition I studied in the UK on two different tier 4 visas the last of which expired in january 2015. The challenge am having now is that my parents sponsored all these trips as I submitted their bank statements and all. However am going to have to sponsor myself this time around using my bank statement that's why am making as much enquiries as possible to avoid wasting the visa application fee. Many thanks justwise

Then you don't have much to worry about, organize your application carefully.

Benjamite01:
Can I appeal it? Or should I appeal it?

You can't because you are not given the right to.

abnot:
@justwise ok. But in my own case I receive a fixed amount monthly as allowance from my parents in addition to my takehome salary of 104k monthly. What evidence can I show to back the monthly deposit of 100k from my dad and 200-300k from my mum?

Unfortunately if that money is not through bank transfer then its impossible to provide any evidence to back that up and the embassy will have some reservations about your claim that your mum and daddy giving you 300-400K monthly as an allowance even as you work.

realonetommy:
Check this site too bro gov.ge

Georgia is not a member of EU.

realonetommy:
Sorry for the late response bro, am just trying to get it from a reliable source...my bad though for the wrong info,but it's this january and that's just the talk of town here...they've started the celebration here though,every ministry has the EU flags on and all but check http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/georgia/press_corner/all_news/news/2015/20151218_1_en.htm and http://agenda.ge/news/12573/eng

In the first link there was no place it mentioned that Georgia has joined the EU. This quote is exactly from the second link:

Travelling to European Union member countries could be possible for Georgian citizens from 2016 , Georgian authorities have announced.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Maia Panjikidze said she believed short-term visas would allow the holder to a total stay of up to 90 to 180 day period for tourist and business purposes respectively.

"With an ordinary Georgian passport, citizens will have the opportunity to enjoy visa-free travel to Schengen countries but for studying and working purposes citizens have to obtain the visa,” Panjikidze said.

This is contrarily to what you said:

realonetommy:
Yeah, there are no jobs here in Georgia but there are lots of opportunities, for example,you can import a car here from Japan online (which are always cheaper like $300-$800) and give it to some natives here to use as taxi,you get 600 Gel monthly,which is almost 60k in Nigerian currency, the native drives and pay you for 18months before the vehicle becomes his, so do the maths, Secondly, Georgia just joined the EU so you can use your resident card to travel to any European Country either to work or for leisure, so they're really cool now... And about deporting Students, they turned most students back due to lack of some original documents, some agents in Nigeria do forged some stuffs and that's where the problem lies, Students get here without the appropriate documents, so they're being deported... they're lots and lots of Nigerians studying and doing various businesses,this place is really cool if you wanna invest and study, you just sit back and watch your money roll in

Please lets avoid giving people misleading info here.

realonetommy:
Bro,am getting pms and I registered with my former email which I haven't used in a long time so i couldnt aceess that mail and buzritchy just help me figure a way I could change it to my new mail...am not for the money bruh,God forbid... and please check the new list of the EU members, Georgia just joined

Give me the link to that news and where Georgia is listed as a member of EU

thatula:
What's that one??

The one in bold

thatula:
Hello everyone,
Please I'd really like to ask...
When does one really start counting..
Is it from the date of online submission or from biometrics or from the date one receives a mail from visainfo that application has been submitted

That one

abnot:
@justwise what sought of paper evidence could he have shown to backup the deposits into his account ?

Rent receipts, tenancy agreement etc

@Transformium

Congratulations!

Benjamite01:
House please I need your advice, I was at collection center to get my application. I was surprised for the refusal to visit the UK. Please find the refusal letter in the attachment and what is your advise. Thanks

You were refused a visa because you were unable to account for that additional money in your account. Yes you stated that the money came from rent by tenants and agents but you did not back that up with any paper evidence.