₦airaland Forum

cerezo:
I'm happy for you and confident you can now guide others. I did 2yrs visa for my parents in May and twas successful too. By just following what I shared with you, there shouldn't be any problem. I'll tell my parents to watch out for you and your mum in the uk

Floraoye0417:
Ure dad will have to make an appointment first before doing walk in. Have an appointment date n yes once he inform them at the gate that he wants to do walk n shows them the appointment letter he will be allowed in. But he shld be there b4 2pm for vi. That's when walk in closes.

Nwebele:
Hello, I just got a 3 month France visa and 30 days stay. It will be my first time travelling to france. Please kindly advice on cheap hotels and fun places to go. I will be going with my 2 little kids. What if i want to take them to disneyland. What hotel is closest to it? Any advice to save cost will be appreciated. I want to spend just a week for our summer holiday. Only because i dont know anyone there

Floraoye0417:
Ure dad will have to make an appointment first before doing walk in. Have an appointment date n yes once he inform them at the gate that he wants to do walk n shows them the appointment letter he will be allowed in. But he shld be there b4 2pm for vi. That's when walk in closes.

cerezo:
I'm going to try and respond to each of your concerns because i did something close in 2016 and it was granted.
1. Just say you dont have that information or one option close to that.
2. Do a budget for the trip. For example, she will need about 47k for visa, 250k for flight, and at least £200 for upkeep while with you. Do the maths
3. Try and sponsor her fully. She can attach her statement of account just to show prove of address and income as stated in the application form.
4. Attach both accounts and dont forget to menetion that you often send her money from your naira account. If possible, try and show how you fund that naira account.
5. Reduce her stay to between 10-14 days. Remember it's her first time, the longer she stays the more funds you have to show to accomodate her.

Lastly, please attach a document to show she's your mum, like birth certicate.

Please note that these are my own personal experience, others can share theirs.

Lovesarrow:
Hey Guys
Please with this TLS issue, they are still asking me to make payments for assisted service considering that self service is currently unavailable
What do i do? i cant pay 55 pounds for 3 people na

Marytee2:
Good evening my people,
Please I need a clarification on this:
For those of us that just graduated, do they expect us that didn't go for convocation to still pay for gown before we will collect our certificate?
Then, can I authorize someone who stays in Abuja to collect the certificate on my behalf?
Thanks for your reply.

Anthonyo15:
CERTIFICATE COLLECTION

Be Informed : Collection of Certificates for the 2017 graduates has commenced.

Certificates can only be collected from the National headquarters, NOUN, Abuja.

To collect your certificate, you are required to present your clearance form and any means of identification such as drivers license, student ID, National ID , voters card etc

Note : Each faculty has its day of collection.

Lexusgs430:
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joygirl2017:
Just for weeks holiday right? You based in the
Oh! i forgot to mention Council TAX Bill that alone drives me nut lol.
But well we have to keep going.
Its best you starting thinking of things you can on E-bay for extra income
Or look round your community see what you do to make extra income that wont involve you going against the law that's if you have entrepreneurial spirit. Having multiple streams of income one is what fits uk life.That's what i did .

xxmxx:
@justwise

I have been assigned a certificate of sponsorship from my sponsor and want to apply for my Tier 2 visa. The issue is, the job start date on my CoS is 2nd January 2018 but I cannot apply before this date. I can apply on the 5th or 8th January. The CoS will expire in March.
Can I apply after the stated start date if it is still before the expiry date of my CoS?

Ademidun1:
Dear fellow nairalanders,
I've been a silent reader on this group; even before I had the opportunity to apply for tier 2 visa which looked like a mountain lol. Maybe because there was no thread that is specifically for tier 2 visa applications. I came to this forum and asked few questions. I want to share our timeline(me and my wife) to encourage others.
Biometrics- 09/10/2017.
Acknowledgement mail from Sheffield- 11/10/2017.
Decision mail from tls- 24/10/2017.
Passports with visa collected on 26/10/2017.
I acknowledge God for being ever faithful. I thank justwise and other people who answered the questions I asked here. God bless you all.
NB- We submitted our biometrics in Abuja, went with a lot of documents including photocopies of our previous passports, wedding and other family pictures, offer letter from my employer, evidence of accommodation mail, cover letter etc. They didn't collect them at all the tls office. The only documents they collected were:
1. Front pages of our visa application print out.
2. Valid international passports.
Marriage certificate, COS print out and TB certificates were only collected, scanned and returned to us immediately. I was so confused and angry at the same time. I asked them why they didn't allow us to support supporting documents we brought, but the lady that attended to us said that according to the new rule, they didn't need any other thing.
I became so worried and to crown it all, the decision was made within 2 weeks of biometrics.
What I learned from the whole thing is that, when God says the time to do something is now, no one can say no. I'm so grateful to Him.
I pray for all those waiting for their visas too, that you will hear good news too. Amen!!

emmsana:
Thanks
How long did it took. I am hoping there is still slot for my course interactive design. Though it is started in the international website that it's still open.
Can you also help me with the direct international number? I need to know the exact fee for the course because it not stated exactly on the course page

emmsana:
Any Conestoga applicants or alumni here? Please let relate.
Thanks

Chimumsy20:
I hope dis help

Chimumsy20:
You have to apply for work permit in addition to study permit . because, you will work in an industry as part of your studies

LagosNIV:
You should apply in the country where your ties are the strongest, i.e. where you live and work.

nelly28:
1. depend on d country & d kind of visa u are holding in dat country..U can either throw more lite on dis, or send enquiry mail to dere embassy.

2. Dere are several ways 2 establish home ties on ur sop, ur properties in Nigeria, ur family, job, business an so on with proof( in naija or anywhere u are provided u are a PR or RP dere ), but ur post is not dat open for me to point much but I will advice u write and ask oda people to help u go thru it

3. yea going for master will add point

Austinpee4:
1. If you are LEGALLY resident in the country you are aside being on a visitor's visa and your resident duration will not expire before the processing time as indicated by the visa office there, you can apply from there.

2.Writting a SOP to convince a VO is nothing as compared to when you show evidence of the tie(s) you have to home country. So if you have family, assets, investments, business, etc, Do well to show proof in you application. These are the strongest ties you can possibly have.

3.It will not just be better, It will be BEST!. If you consider using the PGD, alot of factors will be considered and will be raised by your intentions and your profile. I.e your years of experience, when you finished undergrad, etc. You'll have to satisfactorily make these add up and show that a PGD is right for you at this time.

I'll advise you wait for the master decision, if it's positive, use it. Your chances will be higher.

chonewillie:
It was by the mercy of God. The Masters program comes automatically with full funding, and it's highly competitive. Thank God

Marytee2:
Hello fellow nairalanders,
I just got admission at Conestoga College to study Enhanced Nursing practice - Clinical and Critical Care. I have Bsc Nursing and PDG in Education. I do not base in Nigeria presently.
My questions are:
1. Can I apply for study permit in the country where I presently base, or I should come down to Nigeria to apply?
2. How can I write a strong SOP to convince the VO, especially on the issue of strong ties?
3. Do you think Masters in Nursing admission will be better than this PDG? I also applied for Msc Nursing in a Canadian University, awaiting their decision.
I'm looking forward to answers to my questions. Thank you.

chonewillie:
The posts I read here have truly been helpful.

I intend to submit my application by next week. Graciously, I got full funding from the school for a one year Masters program. I will also attach my SOA since I have been working for quite some time.

My challenge however is home tie. I'm single and I have not included any landed property in my application since I have none. However, I have already included the following documents to prove home tie: Pension statement, Employment and promotion letters, Letter of introduction from a professional body, Family info form(parents and siblings all resident in Nigeria). Would these serve as good home tie?

Please I need your advice