Don’t send her to just any boarding school . If it must be to a boarding school , then I’ll suggest a command school. And get the school authorities to ensure they correct her ways . But what I would do is not let her know my plans, not even my wife . I would suggest we go to Nigeria for Easter , if you still have parents , let her live with them . Explain the situation as well , deprive her of access to excess funds . Let her get involved in chores , let her be engaged in a skill acquisition scheme , enroll her in a disciplined school either missionary or military , not a private school or government school . My opinion .

If you can , please don’t get married . Marriage failure doesn’t always have to do with money or love . Sometimes it’s disrespect seeping in gradually without both parties knowing. They begin to take each other for granted over time . Needs also start to raise their heads . One party may be on the receiving end and if not managed properly , it will lead to failure. When it starts requiring too much effort and now becomes work, that’s a signal to either fix up or walk away especially when your sanity is still intact. Again , even if you have all the money in the world , it can never make marriage work . The company you keep after getting married too matters a whole lot but nobody is ready for that conversation . You’re married and some peoples daily prayer is for your marriage to scatter so they can say “I told you so “. If you find yourself in a happy marriage earlier on , don’t let the outside world know, but it’s not even easy to fake not being happy . So you’ll automatically attact envy . You should now be a beautiful couple, with successful careees and have a baby that’s beautiful or handsome , and life is seeming like a bed of roses , no worry yourself , they don dey plan that marriage failure for una . Even if you marry your friend , the moment you exchange vows , that friendship will begin to be tested . Don’t let anyone fool you ; there’s no perfect partner out there . There’s no perfect marriage. All of them are facing one thing or the other . Some marriages just know how to pretend to outsiders better than others . On a closing note , if you think marriage will bring a lot of ta-ta-ta to compensate , lmao , i weep for you in advance .

But they gave vp 15 billion to renovate house . Gbaja 20.1 billion to renovate house and buy software. That is 35.1 billion . There has to be enough room in aso rock to house the vice president and chief of staff .

Relax , worry less about things you cannot control . Just keep improving in all aspects of your life even if it’s baby steps and everything will fall in place .

When I reflect , I ask myself why I was so worried. The things I was worried about didn’t matter eventually. It’s the things I didn’t really regard that came through and now I am building on them. I know it’s hard not to worry but just try. It reduces disappointments and stress.

Ultimately , Que Serra Serra.

jay123000:



This is not correct..any stop over in Europe required a transit visa..

Actually this is not one size fits all . My last trip to the Uk had a layover in Istanbul, I didn’t need a transit visa.

Giftyy:
Please guys advise me, I don't know what to do at this stage. My school asked for a reference letter from my bank before issuing my CAS. I have submitted the bank statement but they still wants a reference letter. Wema bank refused giving me one because the account is not up to 6 months. I don't know what to do again.

hello , please go back to wema bank . Tell them to seek approval from their zonal heads in order to issue you the reference letter. Explain that it’s a very special request from your school and your funds are with WEMA . Zonal heads in wema have the approving rights for reference letters on accounts less than 6 months . You can show them the request from the school too to support your case.

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Hello everyone ,

VISA ALERT !

Dependent visa ( wife and son )

I’m the M.A and I already had my visa . I wrote about my sour experience with UKVI and how I was able to navigate a wrongful refusal .

Ok so here’s how we handled my dependents application .

I paid for their visa application and IHS on the 5th of July .

Then I moved bulk funds from our business account to my wife’s account on the 5th .

Getting a date for TB test was tedious but we got 11th of July for them at IOM .

We booked for biometrics to be beyond 28 days after I moved the bulk funds . So biometrics was on the 4th of august .

Paid for priority for both of them .

Documents we tendered :
1. My wife’s statement of account ,
2. My own statement of account showing that we didn’t recycle funds
3. Consent letter for our son to travel with us and that we will be jointly taking care of him
4. Consent letter from my wife to cover my son’s living expenses
5. Consent letter from me to also use funds in my account to cover my son’s living expenses .
6 . Marriage certificate
7. NIN of myself and my wife that has the same house address .
8. TB test certificate
9. All my tuition receipts from the university and telexes from banks .
10. 20 pictures , mostly pictures taken in our sitting room and pictures taken when we were out on car rides and like 5 pictures from our wedding
11. My son’s birth certificate .
12. My wife’s change of name documents ( affidavit , newspaper publication )
13 . Immense prayers cos I later realized that it’s ideal to hold funds for 28 days even before paying for the visa and IHS (but I think what we did was some sort of loophole ) cos think about it , if we had held the funds before the 5th of July but didn’t get biometrics date until 4th of august , we would still Have received NSF to provide an updated statement as the number of days in between would have been too much to ignore , almost 31 days .
14. If you have the money , please pay for premium lounge . My dependent‘a biometrics was at TLS Ikeja , but the crowd there was insane . Their appointment was for 8:30am but they didn’t even know where to start with the queue . While they were still just contemplating on how to join, the officials of TLS started asking if there were any applicants for premium and this was around 7:45 am . It didn’t matter if your
Appointment was for later in the day . I think it had to do with the availability of space in the lounge . They sha entered at about 7:50 and premium lounge makes everything so easy and seamless , coupled with the assisted service . Wetin remain na make them pound yam , cook fresh egusi and hand feed my dependents .
15. Followed proceedings on Nairaland closely to know what to do and what not to do.
16. @duchess90 is a gem and doesn’t even charge for the premium service we enjoy . I still want to know why The person behind the moniker is so dedicated to helping Nigerians japa . Lol.

17. God will crown your efforts and we will all find favor on this journey we all are embarking on . And someday soon , we will return to Nigeria to contribute our own quota to make the country into what we will be proud of . Cos in all honesty, no place like home .

We received the visa within the 5 days as specified for priority service . No NSF

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Babamonsura:
Good morning house. Please, I am trying to book a tb appointment for someone and I have checked the IOM website for UK as country of destination but can't find it. What I am seeing is Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United States.
My question is that does IOM don't attend to UK applications anymore?

Go through https://appointmentnigeria.iom.int/

But they collect yam from senior goat , give am to baby goat . Was the deputy governor not a part of Emefiele’s team . For the entirety of Emefiele’s time , does the deputy governor want to tell us that he was not aware or that he was not involved in 1 or 2 Bala blu… Please this arrest should be extended to all the leaders of the CBN under Emefiele’s administration. They are not saints , all of them have to be investigated .

Jlaw1:


Thank you for sharing your story. I cannot even imagine the agony that you may have gone through.

You displayed real gravitas and a strong character, by pulling yourself up from such a significant and unfair setback.

Please, I will kindly advise you not to harbor any lingering bitterness. I believe that the emotional trauma caused by that unfortunate incident is unquantifiable, but it is nevertheless conquerable. The mistake may have stolen 1 year of your precious time and wasted some thousands of your money, but all these are recoverable too.

Remember that you are the real driver of your destiny, so don't focus too much on the rear view mirror. Rather, direct your utmost attention to navigating your present and your future. The only way is up for you.

Once again, many thanks for sharing and all the best in your endeavors in the UK.

PS: What made you feel that Visa decisions are made at TLS?

I really appreciate your kind words deeply . My head tells me to let go but trust me , it’s not so easy. The excitement everyone gets for being here doesn’t even begin to appeal to me. I’m just focused on completing my studies and returning back to Nigeria. Initially my plan was to quit my job , pack my things and runaway from Nigeria and just pursue the Golden Fleece in the UK, but I didn’t quit my job again after what happened. My job covered my sorrow , I even got promoted twice in 1 year and my career just seemed to take a great turn . Some psychologists amongst us may be interested in unraveling this , lol. I just applied for a study leave and I’ll be returning to continue in a different capacity at my job. I got the opportunity to think deeply about my intentions to leave , I don’t wish this on any one but I got clarity after months of turmoil . I know I will
Get over it , may just take some time but that’s what time does , time heals . But I’ll hold what you have said close to heart any time the pain creeps up . Thank you again for such kind words .

duchess90:
Hello

Quick question did you bring this issue to this thread on Nairaland??

I can't remember seeing your post when you had this issue and struggled

Please clarify, we may have missed helping you

Cheers

Hi Duchess , thank you for your concern . No I didn’t bring the challenge here . I tore Nairaland apart looking for someone who must have faced something similar, someone who had probably succeeded in overturning a refusal decision, but I couldn’t find any . So I just went all out on my own . Anyway , Nairaland now has someone that successfully got a redress from UKVI and happened within months. I don’t wish this for anyone but at least I can guide anyone that meets such a sad development. I truly hope no one does . Thank you again.

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 .

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 !

P.S : the school I applied to was so helpful . Infact they joined me in the fight against UKVI . They sent their own queries to UKVI to support my request for review . They were always checking with me and also sharing their own feedback . I am totally grateful to them . I am not here to market any school so I will be withholding their name .

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 .

Banks have really suffered o, and all because of what , because they are afraid of being sanctioned by the regulators. Nigerians, you people sef should think na . how can all banks be down at the same time . It's impossible . anyway , the culprit is NIBSS and NIBSS is owned by CBN . they are the switching company that handles interbank payment of all banks in Nigeria . If you want to test it , do a transfer from your bank to your bank , you will see that instantly it will go . meaning that nothing is wrong with your bank .

But banks wont speak up , because all of them are scared of CBN and why wont they be when the regulators have no one checking them. The regulators are now like mini gods in the industry. Instead of CBN to tell Nigerians that their switching company NIBSS cannot Handle the sky rocketing number of internet bank users, They said its banks that don't have the capacity. lol , and Nigerians too will just start fighting their banks .

When money was scarce , they said its banks that were hoarding it , lol , money that banks are printing Abi . lol , or money that its banks that circulate to themselves . very funny regulators. And them never born any bank well to talk , if not they will find a way to take their license .

Anyway , my fellow Nigerians, it is NIBSS o, if you're having downtime , its NIBSS, they are the switching company . remember that message you get "SWITCH INOPERATIVE", ehen , dazzit .

Did you guys notice how money became available after NLC threatened to visit all CBN offices . lol . if money was in the banks , sebi all the burning and looting of banks would have made them bring out the money if they had it . CBN needs to be unbundled to save our economy .

Let’s not get carried away . We still have 11th of march . Please let’s be resolute . They are desperate now , they will attempt all options available . Please we need to go all out again on the 11th of march . My people please , We must show APC that lagos belongs to all of us.

Let’s not get carried away . We still have 11th of march . Please let’s be resolute . They are desperate now , they will attempt all options available . Please we need to go all out again on the 11th of march . My people please , We must show APC that lagos belongs to all of us.

anochuko01:


This is what most people don't know. Candidates ride on the power of their party to win elections. Yaradua and Jonathan were unknown entities until their party endorsed them. Osibanjo is actually a likeable person across the country, including the North.

Very well said , if and only if it’s osibanjo . He’s the easiest to sell and will be widely accepted by the polity . Any other candidate will eat the dust against Atiku . There are too many controversies and distaste towards BAT and his emergence will split even the APC . The best permutation to topple Atiku’s move would be osibanjo as president and el-rufai as vice . Any other permutation will be quite difficult to sell or totally shambolic . So it comes down to how much the party wants to remain United and in power as against individual interests . But no matter the outcome , southern APC , especially the west will never remain the same again after this election .

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