Dgirl63:


Congrats

Thank you.

CSSPATRICK:


Congrats bro

Thank you.

Finally got my visa today. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

yomiselmer:


I applied at stanbic on 18th of July(till date no response) I applied at Diamond on 1st of August (Diamond was ready to deal as at 4th of August before 9:30am to be precise)

so it took 3 days to be contacted.

no my visa isn't ready. applied 10th of August counting 15 working days, by the grace of God it will be ready before 31st of August.


I didn't know I sent you a Pm btw.
have a nice day.

Thank you bro.
I will keep you posted.
God willing, we shall meet at Newcastle.

yomiselmer:


I applied at the Abuja headquarters at garki (I think its area 10. not too sure, but I always tell a cab to take me to the diamond bank headquaters)

wow (2 weeks? that's sad) call them tomorrow, if possible I suggest you visit the branch. If it isn't forthcoming, then I will suggest you find an alternative e.g: black market, or card (they are pretty much more or less the same thing now) as soon as possible.

I refused to use card when it N406 to £1 waiting for Form A, then it became N417 , I said it will come down , then it became N466 and N494. now its N502.

It is easy to be caught in the illusion that the rates may come down, but it is a very risky thing to do. You can give your form A till friday (since it will be more than 2 weeks then) and set a goal to for your self to find the remaining money and make the payment through alternatives on Monday if the form A isn't ready.

Thank you once more, Yomiselmer.

I made my form A request at one of their branches @ Lagos Island. I will try and go there today, as you rightly advised.

When did you apply for form A? How long did it take before they contacted you? And, is your visa ready?

Sorry for the many questions. I've responded to your PM request.

yomiselmer:


Okay Krusha, what I am about to tell you, I wish somebody told me on time. Just stay away from stanbic for form A and use Diamond Bank. I applied for form A at stanbic when the exchange rate was N372 to 1GBP, but they delayed me for over 2 weeks, then I learnt Diamond bank was fast, so I opened account with Diamond bank on a monday (they told me the form A would take a maximum of 2 weeks), I was very scared and afraid to wait 2weeks (This was when CBN rate was going BANANNAS and I was running out of time for my SOA), So the same day, I started using the Gt bank card of everybody I knew (including strangers) and I paid £6,500 at the rate of N463 - N467 to £1 ( lol I noticed the xchange rate was going up everyday) and another £1,250 at the rate of N494 to £1. Diamond bank called me on thursday (3 days after) that CBN has approved the form A at a rate N417 to £1 but my account is not funded for the transaction, and if they do not see funds in the account by 9:30am that same day. I would need to wait till the next week when they will be dealing again. SO sad, I almost cried because I had already paid using card (the annoying thing is that I still called stanbic recently (last week), and they said, they are still waiting for foreign exchange to be available. meanwhile I applied for my visa on the 10th of August.

Also we would see at Northumbria by the grace of GOD.



I will be studying Microelectronics and Communications Engineering with advanced practice, what about you?

Many thanks for the info.

Initially, I applied at Zenith bank, but after three weeks there was no sign of progress, I had to ask them to discontinue the process.

When I learnt that it could be faster with Diamond Bank, I contacted my account officer there. He encouraged me to apply. This is the second week, but no show yet.

However, I will call them tomorrow cos I learnt they usually bid on thursdays. Which Diamond Bank branch was that?

I will be studying Nursing Science (BSc) @ Northumbria

cuteemperor:


Wow! So u also heading for Northumbria, glad to hear that....

I used form A to pay my tuition through first bank, but that was before the exchange rate grow wings, I started the process of paying my accommodation fee with form A yesterday, but no response yet.

Would advice you get in contact with the school rep. in Nigeria, she is Doyin by name, she was really helpful during my Visa application, and I believe she can offer you useful and precise advice.

Best of luck, would so much love to see you in Newcastle.

Thank you bro.
We shall see there.
Is ur visa ready?

Hello house,

I'm quite new here.

I need ur suggestion on any other cost effective means of paying my outstanding tuition deposit, I've been trying to pay through form A, for a while now, but to no avail.

I'm getting frustrated because my maintenance fund will mature tomorrow, I've done the TB test and Northumbria University enrollment date is 9th September.

Moreover, the rate for online transfer via Stanbic Ibtc Mastercard, which I was hoping on has jumped to 501.

Ur inputs plzzzz.

futurewise11:


I reply your Pm bro

Tnx, I didn't see it though. Abeg, help ur brothers in need.

futurewise11:


My rate is cheaper than malam. You cant buy euro now 420 from any malam.

Remember, if you are paying within europe I can help u to transfer it free of charge. No transfer fee and its very fast.

Your rate is almost close to that of malam. Can you reduce it to 400?