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You need to include your children as your dependants on your application and husband's because they are you and your husband's dependants.

sweetoma:
Please o, I don wait taya can anyone tell me, I am the main applicant and I have my husband and child as dépendants on my application. Do I need to include my child as a dépendant on my husbands application since my husband is also already a dépendant ?

Your child has to be 5 by August 31 in the year that they'll start school; that means that your 3 year old won't be able to start till the Sept following the April that he/she turns 5.
For your 6 year old, you need to check the schools that you want him/her to go to for their application details as most schools close their applications in January and make offers in April.
You can check the links below for more info:
https://www.gov.uk/schools-admissions/how-to-apply
https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-primary-school-place

IcecoldDon:
Thanks Bro. I have seen here something concerning the energy rating as A to D was considered good, so that was what I was a bit vague about. Also the 2 older kids will be 3 and 6 by April, will they both have to wait till September to get into school or is there any kind of unofficial school program for such kids that just came into the country. I have heard a lot of good things about catholic schools as well and will check them out based on your recommendations.

True! Chatham is bae.

Lexusgs430:
Welcome to the borough of Medway...... You have a few Nigerian restaurants, dotted around........

Presidential (Gillingham high street)
Silverspoon (Chatham high street)
Tasty (Chatham high street)..... They sell lovely and delicious puff puff .........

Not to segway..........

Your best bet is to walk on the high street, and visit estate agencies in strood, chatham and gillingham....... Also use rightmove, zoopla etc etc

You can try doublebase gel. It's available at Boots; you can look out for their "buy 2, get 1 free" offer when available.

Chreze:
Please I need help with a kids cream (body cream). He has passed the baby stage. We have stopped the baby stuffs. We have been using sanex kid soap, but We never see cream since. I have checked Morrison and asda. Also asked the people who worked there but they keep directing to the baby section and na baby lotion de there (asda).

NB: If the complexion is necessary, The baby is fair and becoming lighter in complexion.

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Either is okay. But if it makes you feel better, address to the BHC.

Olofaina:
Hello fam!

Please letter of sponsor from parents, is it okay if it's addressed to "To Whom It May Concern" or "The British High commission" ?

Does it matter either used?

Thank you. @Justwise bro what'd you think, sir?

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divinegrace4me:
Good evening and Happy New year,please kindly check your mail, Thanks

Can you guys not resort to insults simply because you've got opposing views? Let's be civil, please.

My bad! Your answer is yes if a previous visa was granted but no since the question references a previous visa been granted. If you select no, what option does it bring up?

Sophie1902:
My sponsor accepted my WAEC and it was stated on my CAS letter as level b2

quote author=mimilyrics post=109022335]Yes. Also applies if your sponsor accepted your WAEC/NECO/letter of previous study in English as evidence of your English Language skills; this will also be indicated on your CAS.
What did your sponsor indicate on your CAS?

Yes. Also applies if your sponsor accepted your WAEC/NECO/letter of previous study in English as evidence of your English Language skills; this will also be indicated on your CAS.
What did your sponsor indicate on your CAS?

Sophie1902:
Please what is the correct answer to the question

Better to wait till her own funds mature to avoid confusion/error. If excluding your funds in her account, she meets the 28-day rule, she can walk-in with you on the 4th but you need to use your own account which also meets the 28-day rule for your own funds.

GMs:
Thank you. But my question is, is it better to wait until the 10th January for her appointment, by then the POF in her account would have matured and we can submit her own account alone or she does a walk in with me on the 4th of January that way the POF in her own account won’t cover for both of us but I can submit my account as I have another money alternatively for POF in my account as well

You can use either account for yourself since the money in her/your account is enough to cover what you need and meets the 28-day rule.

GMs:
Good afternoon everyone. I have a question, my wife and I are applying together. And we have our proof of funds in both account. But the Thing is, on the 8th of December, someone advised I transfer my own proof of funds to her account which I did, before then and until now she has always had hers own money in her account which is past 28th days already and can be printed anytime. Although I still have money in my own account which can cover for my proof of funds and it’s past 28th days as well. The money I transferred to her which will be sufficient for us to use her own account to apply matures 6th of January. Here’s where I need to make a decision, I got date for biometric 4th of January and she got hers 10th of January. If I wait until 10th of January to do a walk in with her. We would be able to submit her own account only and not have to need mine but if she does a walk in with me THen we’ would have to submit both account, please guys advise me on what to do. Her school resumes 17th January but the latest resumption date is 11th February

TB test is paid in naira while IHS and visa fees are paid in $.
Those that paid recently will be able to advise if it's changed from N57,800.

sweetoma:
Please guys how much is TB test in naira I’m getting conflicting rates. I thought it was N57,800 ? I’m seeing 150USD on the UK gov website. Same with the visa and IHS fees. I’m seeing it in pounds on the site and when I go by the dollar rate or naira equivalent it’s different so I’m quite confused. For example when I calculate in pounds IHS and visa fee for family of 3 is about 3.4m while in dollars it is 3.1m is this accurate ? Also TB test for family of 3 including a child is about N204k is this also accurate ?

AR is actually easy if you can show that they made a mistake. There have been situations where it took 2 ARs to overturn a refusal. The only downside is that getting your passport after submitting your passport following an overturned refusal can sometimes take weeks.

olutop:
Good then, they just need to make AR easier for those outside the UK

Trust me, they do make mistakes. I've seen so many.
Sometimes it could be not verifying information from an organisation and just erroneously concluding that an applicant doesn't meet requirements whereas the information showing that the applicant does meet the requirements is on the application and AR resolves this.
That's why I usually tell people to ensure that they dot all the Is and cross the Ts to make it easier to overturn refusals at AR when errors have been made.

olutop:
Those ECO's rearly make mistakes when it comes to Student Visa, just that sometimes they dont explain the reason for the refusal clearly because they got some informations from Banks(Like checking your account balance instead of just confirming the bank statement) which is against Bank Privacy policy and the reason why if someone fights some refusal due to Financial reasons that's not clear they tend to overturn the decision or else they will face serious legal battle and even implicate the Banks.

Till today, my day 2 test wasn't sent. My saving grace was that I've been having to test 2ce a week for work.

LagosismyHome:
As long as you done your part to post it back then relax.... my mum day 2 result came out 6 days later(even before this holiday schedule) . The whole covid matter don turn to tick box exercise and money making scheme. Very few processing unit are keeping to 24hours turnaround

That might have been an ECO error as in the case of a lady whose daughter got denied and son got the visa while based on the ECO explanatioand student visa rules, they both would have been denied.
ECOs sometimes make errors which sometimes favor or don't favor applicants which is why there is AR for those who meet all the requirements but still get refused.

Km007:
Well, for me I paid for my ihs and submitted my application before my POF matured and still got my Visa. Just paid for assisted service. But I guess every case is different.

Sigh! Whatever rocks your boat.

olutop:
Most times we misinterpreted UKVI rules, For people applying inside the UK, their application starts the day they submit there Visa form, but for those outside UK it starts from the day you did Biometrics irrespective of when you submit visa application.
An example of this is someone who submits online form and make Ihs and visa payments on Dec 6, the POF matured on Dec 4, if you do your Biometrics on January 10 due to 1 thing or the other, your Visa will Automatically be refused due to not meeting financial requirements because Dec 4 is outside January 10 that you did Biometrics and this is the major reasons people's application are being denied....

So to be safe please your POF should be in relation to your Biometrics, so get Biometrics appointment first before printing POF irrespective of when you submit application online

It's okay. You can even submit the next day after your funds hit 28 days.

Mikool101:
Hi.
Please my 28 days matured even before Dec 1, 2021
But I was having issues paying my visa/ihs fee till it was successful in Dec 8. But I have already started filling my visa application before my visa/ihs became successful. So I printed my POF in Dec 9 which covers the duration from Nov 9 - Dec 8 (30 days) because I wanted the visa/ihs fee to reflect in my bank statement. I uploaded my docs including POF in Dec 10. I hope I am safe o.

If I was applying for a student visa, I'd definitely do it as UKVI says. I'm only advising so you don't end up wishing that you had done it in the manner that UKVI stipulates because I hate to see people denied for mistakes that can be avoided.

kennykale:
Enough said. Do as you wish

I'd suggest that you read the visa guidance again, please.
The date of online submission is the date of your application and that is the date the ECO will use in assessing your application and your funds. That is why the exchange rate used is for the day that you submit your application online.
The date of your biometrics isn't the date of your application.
If you've not had your biometrics, please withdraw your application and submit after your POF is 28 days old to avoid wasting your funds.

kennykale:
Read and understand.

Because you submitted your application doesn’t mean you have submitted your documents. It only mean you have applied and booked a date for your biometrics. Your documents can be uploaded anytime you are ready or submitted for upload during your biometrics.

Enough said

At your own risk but please don't mislead other applicants.
The visa guidance is there for a reason. Wanting to get earlier dates isn't a reason to flout the rules and is not an excuse with UKVI.
If the money isn't in your account for at least 28-days before you submit your visa application online, the ECO is right to refuse the application according to the Student visa rules.

kennykale:
This is not true

You can pay you ihs and visa fees and submit your application before your POF is matured. You only need to book a date after your pof maturity when on TLS website.

I submitted my application since Dec 3 while pof mature on dec 16.

If you wait till pof matures, you will just be there struggling to get dates. Make your payments and submit your application for them book a date after your maturity date on TLS site

No. You must wait till your POF is mature before submitting your application online and paying your visa/IHS fees.
You can start your online application before then but don't submit be fore POF maturity.

sweetoma:
Gurus please is it possible to fill in the online visa application and pay for IHS and visa fee and then book biometrics date before POF is ready ? If someone wants to do Biometrics on 6th of Jan for example because POF will be ready on the 5th is it advisable for them to start the online application today so as to get biometrics date then pay for walk in. Or do you advise they wait until the 5th to do the online app, get appointment date and then pay for walk in and submit on the 6th?

I used KLM on my trip to Nigeria in November and one of the requirements per the checklist that they sent was that for anyone transiting had to get a transit visa. When we contacted them because it was silent on British passport holders, they said that it was not applicable to British passport holders and the likes but applicable to Nigerian passport holders and the likes.

Extract from NL website: If you are a Nigerian national travelling from Nigeria via the Netherlands to the UK, you can apply for an airport transit visa (ATV) at the Belgian embassy in Abuja or the French consulate in Lagos (both Member States representing the NL for Schengen visa in Nigeria). You are required to hold an ATV while transferring through the Netherlands

tshoboy:
Has anyone traveled with Air France or KLM to the UK recently?
Did you need an ATV and what was the process of getting one?
There are contradicting information and wanted first hand info from someone that has used either airlines recently.

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Smith35:
Hello everyone, happy new year in advance.
Does anyone know roughly how long it takes to get pre-departure covid test result? Test was taken in Abeokuta this morning at 10am and my mother-in-law is due to fly 9:30am on 1/1/22.
She’s double vaccinated but I’m worried she might not be allowed to fly without the pcr test result. Any idea what to do in this case please?

The earliest is actually 6 months if outside the UK and the latest is subject to your resumption or Latest Date of Arrival for your course. You should ideally apply as early as possible though.

Abiscoco:
You can apply 3 months before your course start date. However, the ECO can only grant you entry one month before your course start date.

The last time I checked, Qatar/Doha didn't require transit visa as long as you aren't leaving the airport.

amphilips08:
@Mimi, abeg what of Doha/Qatar Airways?

1. I think some people posted about this a few pages back. You can check or wait for someone who's done it this week to reply you.
2. Same as 1.
3. You can use the AirBnB website/app or booking.com
4. Depends on your card limits and exchange rate.
5. Get to the airport early
6. I don't know.
7. Use this link as a guide on prohibited food item: https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain
You can bring stuff to tide you over the 1st few weeks but don't overdo it as most things are usually easily gotten around. You can bring your core African food staples to prevent you from the initial £/N conversion bug ie. Yam/plantain flour, poundo yam, semo and the likes. Don’t bother with anything that can spill in your luggage.

WeAreDLucky1s:
Hello guru and ancestors,

I salute unah,

Abeg I get some questions;
1. For the PTA, please how many days to process from the day you register online
2. Which bank processes PTA faster?
3. Any sure plug/Landlord for AirBnB that can be recommended? ---Bradford BD7, BD9, BD5 area sha.
4. For AirBnB payment, naira card or dollar card?
5. Any other tips to be cautious of? (I know PCR for everyone 24hrs before departure, Day2-Test, isolation till the result is out, locator form fill before departure)
6. Can anyone recommend any good traveling bag shop/contact or GMG bag is good to go (i no mind o...lol)
7. For a family, is food carrying recommended, and is there a list of allowed naija food - Please share.

Thank you so much, as I say a big HAPPY NEW YEAR from here (i hope you can hear my scream, if you don't then nah the banger for your area no allow you hear o...lol)

Abeg, make unah help my ministry.

For Nigerian passport holders, a transit visa is required for Amsterdam except you hold a British or other applicable passports.

BolaT53:
No you don’t need a transit visa.

Date of online submission.

Ajokeade0177:
Please help confirm this, the oanda rate that will be used to calculate the POF will the one as at the date of biometrics.

Please am I on track?
@justwise and other gurus in the house, please help me confirm the above.