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Zahra29:
Hey,I am unable to retrieve your message. Please drop your email here (I'll be on the lookout and you can delete it as soon as I've noted it) and I'll message you

I am cocerned about fee waiver application for the kids. A lawyer said with enough evidence it could be considered, though she wasn't given me 100% assurance of it being accepted. That's fair enough. My concern is that you mentioned 'deception' should be avoided. Honestly without anyone borrowing me the money, I genuinely cannot afford the fees for the kids. I read about the UKVI considering the best interest of the child in making decision for fee waiver applications. Does it mean the immigrant child is not included in this?

Zahra29:
https://www.gbnews.com/politics/uk-eu-reset-freedom-movement-under-30s-miguel-berger

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/eu-youth-mobility-proposal-uk

The Labour government has been discussing/exploring the possibility of a youth mobility scheme with the EU

It would be amazing! if this deal goes ahead as it would directly benefit young Brits and open up opportunities for them to study and work experience in Spain, Germany and other destinations. It would be a two-way movement unlike mobility schemes and other visa arrangements with the likes of India where 500,000 Indians want to come to the UK and only five 2 Brits are interested in going to India 😂

Hi Zahra, I left a private message for you via email. Thank You.

babajeje123:
Speak to your pastor / imam to help. They have the responsibility of helping you with some amount, if not all, for your kids' application.

I am a Catholic and it doesn't work like that in the Catholic church. I am still talking to people though. Thank you for your input.

Cyberknight:
Did you try using your bank app? They allow you to make applications in-app and not all ask you for any details of status in the UK, I know NatWest doesn't. If you have a Nigerian association where you are, you could try fundraising through there. There are quite a few fundraisers going on in ours, and people do contribute in little ways. I presume you'd have already tried the [Nigerian] religious centre option, if you have one.

I want to know if a fee waiver for the kids can be made? If yes, does it require engaging the services of a lawyer or the parent can make it on his own?

I am sorry if my questions are becoming too much.

Viruses:
Consider these options:

Personal (bank) loan
Payday loan (check google for providers)
Bank overdraft
Credit card (increase the limit or apply for more if you have exhausted the limits in your current one)
Loan from family and friends
Salary advance from work (speak to your HR)

Finally, book a flight and let them go back home to Nigeria before their visas expire. When you raise money, apply for them to join you as dependants just like you want to apply for them now and there won't be any issues.

You have used your credit card, you have borrowed loan, in your shoes, I would personally go with this last option rather than incur more debt. It's not a big deal so don't overthink it. It will even give you time to do more work and stabilise your finances.

I would have love to go with the last option. But in all honesty there is no one to look after them if they go back to Nigeria. I tried applying for loan but they wouldn't give me because my visa is expiring soon.

Zahra29:
An extension isn't possible under these circumstances.

What are the children's ages? Try everything in your power to submit their applications in time - can you borrow the money or get a loan? Do you have a credit card you could use?

If they become overstayers it'll cost you more in the long run to regularise their status. They would either need to leave the UK and reapply as your dependants from Nigeria or depending on their ages, apply for regularisation based on the 7 year child private life route.

Their age ranges from 10 & 8. The money for the parents is a loan. Credit cards by the hubby is just 500 and 200, and has been used to some extent.
Is there no way that they could be given time to work and raise money for the kids to apply later, even if their visa has expired?

Zahra29:
Outcomes vary depending on the caseworker. They will usually ask about the whereabouts of the children before deciding the application. If you explain your financial challenges, the caseworker might accept this and proceed to grant your applications, (which is the likely outcome). However there is a small chance they could pause your application until you apply for the children.

When do the children's visas expire? You'll have to submit their applications before the expiry date otherwise they will become overstayers.

When do the children's visas expire? They have less than 36 days on their visa.

Zahra29:
Outcomes vary depending on the caseworker. They will usually ask about the whereabouts of the children before deciding the application. If you explain your financial challenges, the caseworker might accept this and proceed to grant your applications, (which is the likely outcome). However there is a small chance they could pause your application until you apply for the children.

When do the children's visas expire? You'll have to submit their applications before the expiry date otherwise they will become overstayers.

Thank you for your response. Please,what are the likely implications of the kids becoming overstayers. It is very unlikely that the funds for their application can be raised before their visa expires, unless an extention is granted to them.

ehizario2012:
Your friend...

My Friend
My Family
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Please, help out with my querry if you can. Please.

Hi all, please I have a situation. My friend is due to make PSW application but she has money only for she and her husband. They have 2 kids here in the UK and for now they don't want to include them in the initial application due to lack of funds.
Please I need advise.

hello guys, for someone who studied Agric science in school and wants to do Masters in the Uk, what course will the person likely go for?

Estroller:
Try to sort this loan from other sources, credit card cash advance should be your very last resort because it is not cheap and it has very dire consequences for your credit journey more importantly as you are just trying to find your footing. You don't want to start with such weight hanging around your neck.
All the best.

Thank you for the advice. Please can you point me through, where I can get the loan... I am actually looking at a short term loan that can be paid off in 12 months or before then.
Honestly wouldn't want to run afoul of any laws.

Merry Christmas all.
I am new to the UK, September 2023. I am looking for a good credit card that can allow me to withdraw the cash and not just buying things with it. Please which one is good and advisable to apply for?

ChiomaMC:
Please i just received admission from DERBY for January intake, and they gave me just 7 days to pay the deposit of 3k. Please what means can I use to do it faster. I have the option of using flywire to pay in Naira and this is bring about 5M Naira. Is there any cheaper route to this, someone should help please.
Also, is it possible to process this admission i.e VISA application with a dependent

January intake, dependant......NO.

Abeg anyone with link to cleaner jobs, care assistant jobs or even factory work around Glasgow or Dundee area. Na beg I dey beg. We have been applying through indeed and not even one interview yet. A month now and nothing, the little we came in with is fast going down.

[quote author=Bourne007 post=124541796][/quote]@Oladepo812 said 29, your date calculator stating 28 days, please which is which?

please someone should help me out here. Calculate,
22/06/2023 - 20/07/2023

I just noticed there is a maintenance scheduled today on IHS website..... My pof matures today, I wanted to wait to print from tomorrow making it 29 days.
Is possible to implement the new hike in ihs today or should i just pay this morning to avoid stories?

oladeyle:
Congratulations! To God be thy glory!!








I give thanks to God Almighty for the success recorded as regards my visa.

Offer letter: 20th April, 2023
CAS issuance: 16th May, 2023
Visa Application Date: 13th June, 2023
Biometrics & Submission date: 23rd June 2023
Visa Approved Date: 29th June, 3023.
Passport Collection Date: 5th July, 2023

I can't but genuinely and sincerely appreciate great people of this forum that posted valuable comments and threads out of their tight schedule. You are all wonderful. I found this forum very helpful as I didn't use any agent to get my visa processed. May God Almighty answer all our prayers in Jesus' name. Amen.
Love you all.

Did you apply first before paying ihs & Visa fee and uploading your documents?
Actually I want to know if you applied before your POF maturity?
Congratulations on your visa.

Hello to everyone.
Please can i apply for my visa before my POF matures? Given the fact OANDO rate keep rising.
If yes, do I pay for IHS & Visa fee now or pay for it when I am uploading my Statement of account?
Any relevant section of the gov(.)org that explains this.... please help.

Otuegbe:
I am finding it difficulty to access Form A portal. An online friend promise to assist me. after giving him my BVN he is now asking me for the OTP to complete the form.,but am afraid.
Can OTP generated from Form A used to remove money from my bank.

I need advice

Why don't you use another browser or clear your catches an see if you can open your portal from your end. Una too like risk.

UBA doesn't work on your Form A until they are ready to debit.

wheesin:
Hello everyone, I would like to know if anyone used UBA to process FORM A recently. Mine is about a month and two weeks and it’s still in adb reviewer

Tboy243:
They were unable to verify POF with financial institution

Did you use A MFB or commercial bank?

Hello all,
Please I will like to know if it's advisable to use Investment Certificate
for my POF? My uncle who is sponsoring me doesn't want to liquidate and put in my account.
@duchess90, @mimiyrics and other gurus please help with your opinions.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Linkwire:
After a lot of research , I saw that getting justice for errors made by your case handler was not a very discussed topic . Not too many people had any proper information and those that did just mumbled everything into very lengthy write ups . I just ignored everything and decided to send a mail to UKVI . I just replied the rejection mail I received and I got a response on the steps to take to get a review , but they wouldn’t review it fast . But what did I have to lose na , so I applied for a review and made the payment, I attached all my evidences and just forgot about it . I was working one day and I saw a mail with an apology attached . Then I received a refund for the review application I sent in . Then I got another mail apologizing and asking me for an account to make a refund of my initial visa application and then another mail telling me that they had removed the visa refusal from my travel history . I was angry , disappointed, and just plain irritated. I informed the school about the reversal of the decision and they advised me to defer the initial admission so they could issue me a new offer . I got the offer , received an updated CAS and then proceeded to apply for a fresh visa . 7 days after , I received a mail that my passport was ready for collection. DHL delivered the very next day , I opened the package , opened my passport and I saw the VISA. I wasn’t excited , I didn’t feel any relief , there’s was no sense of conquering . I just felt blank . I’m in the UK now and I don’t feel any different. I still wish I could meet that case worker in person and just ask what he/she was thinking or drinking when handling my initial application . I just want to know if UKVI applied any sanction to the case worker for making such an error .

Anyway , I wish everyone applying for a visa the best of luck . And please put it at the back of your mind , it’s human beings reviewing your applications and they can make mistakes . And if you ask me , most of those decisions are taken At TLS . Just my thoughts .

See you all soon in the UK. God save the King !

continue

Linkwire:
Let me share my UKVI and visa experience with everyone , It could be useful to someone here.

It may be a long read but I hope the write up is as engaging as I have it in my thoughts . This happened to me personally and not a third party.


I decided to take the step to leave the country after so many years of loyalty and deep belief that Nigeria
would get better soonest . Well until last year when dollar rate took a very sad turn. I woke up one day feeling tired
and in desperate need to get out .
The fastest route , tier 4 visa was the go to path to leave Nigeria . I quickly applied for admission , secured it ,
placed money that I had saved over the years inside a savings account and waited for it to hit the 28 days mark.
As soon as that happened, I approached the aboki selling dollar at Diya street gbagada to buy some dollars for visa
application and IHS . I had done the TB test and everything was looking super.

I applied for the visa and the proceeded to TLS VI for biometrics , no single hitch . I was already preparing
myself mentally for the struggle involved with JAPA and readying my mind for study .

I was at home , just chilling and waiting for a collection mail , I mean I had crossed the Ts and dotted the Is.
days turned into weeks and weeks became a month plus , still no message . Worried about the development, I sent a paid mail
only to receive a response that a decision had not been made. I became quite disturbed and started looking for some
hope anywhere, visited nairaland severally to see if anyone had similar experiences.

Lo and behold, some people had the same experience but theirs was quickly resolved as they either got NSF mails, or mails for
collection. I kept the hope alive but it was flickering . Then boom, one day I received a mail , and the mail was from UKVI saying
that i underpaid IHS and that I should quickly pay the balance of 2800 dollars. I laughed because I felt it was a scam.
I mean how much is IHS gan gan sef that I will now pay that much . I ignored this email and continued waiting. It was now
2 months , still nothing . I sent another paid mail , next day , same IHS mail came in. I ignored it again and waited , and this happened
2 more times and next thing I saw was a comprehensive mail from UKVI rejecting my application .

I was broken, I felt I had lost all hope in life and I was distraught . I held my cool and then I opened up the mail. Only for me to see
that UKVI said I was a woman , going to join my husband who was a student as a dependent . Note that i am male and not a female son to my parents , so I was confused. When did i become a woman,
I ran to my application to confirm again , maybe I made a mistake , but my application was fine . AHHHH, it was already September , and
classes were starting in a week , I didn't know when I said "Egbami, this UKVI will not kill me ". I quickly started researching ways to seek
redress , because how ?

...to be continued .

Exactly at what point is biometric done? Is it after applying for visa and submitting your application or before applying?
Also how is the biometric appointment date booked?

MatrixReloaded:
I used my access credit card and the school got credited less 24hrs. I was charged about 3800usd as per Flywire exchange fee.
Get a CAC and obtain a card from ur financial institution.

did you pay with a Dollar card? or Naira credit card?

amorprincesa:
I don forget my sister. TB test dey! Edited
I submitted Personal statement to the school only.

Personal Statement for admission or did you write another for CAS/Visa?

Wakando:
Good evening everyone. I paid my tuition at the University of Dundee but was unsuccessful in the CAS interview. I have filled a refund form since last month , but I haven't received it yet.

Did you tag an agent before or after your offer letter from the school?

dduchess90:
Hello

1.Yes Yes yes( I like that you have it all, it should make the ECO happy 😁)

2. Not necessarily

3. You can upload your CV if it matches all the documents in No 1 properly

Cheers

Hello dduchess90,
the employment letter and other employment evidence are the going to be submitted in hard copies or soft copies, including marriage certificate and pictures?