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Visa fee is £348 for a standard application, priority visa processing costs £348 visa fee + £220 priority processing fee, super priority costs £348 visa + £956 super priority fee. Priority and super priority processing have faster turnaround than the standard processing.

IHS fee to use the NHS is £450 (£300 per year + £150 for the extra 4-6 months granted after the course ends) for one year programs. You have to pay this online after you submit your application but before you can pay your visa fee and book your biometrics appointment.

For a standard visa for 1 year programs, total costs in naira will be close to N400,000 (including IHS) depending on the exchange rate used.

$ equivalents are taken from your payment card if it's not a $ card.

See links:
https://www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa

https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/how-much-pay

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-29-march-2019

https://pos.tlscontact.com/lgv_en/added-value-services

rs172:
Good evening everyone, I'm confused about the Visa fees, checking the ukvisa website Standard visa fee cost almost 175,000,
Then priority Student visa i saw something like 110,000 then super priority visa 458,000.

I'm a little bit confused, can someone please guide me on the visa fee?

Try GTBank. Though not sure about their current situation but they've always come through for me in terms of ForEx (including form A) transactions in the past.

Hubbysluv:
Hello house,

Please for those that want to make deposit payment through form A, which bank is reliable. Stanbic and Zenith have been frustrating me since last 2 weeks. I started with Stanbic, submitted all the necessary document, and they are requesting for school fees receipt. I don't understand. I move the money to Zenith now they are telling me no funds. I tire for this our Naija banks. Abi them dey hoard the money ni

Which bank is reliable biko?

Your school's address is okay. It's not expected that you'd have accomodation paid for at the time of your visa application; you need to know what your options are though.

naijastirling:
Dear All,

Greetings to you all. Please what address should one put in the section whilst completing the Visa Application form online about the info where you intend to live. I and my family want to stay off campus. Please advice if it is best to fill in the school hostel address. Thank you

1. See quoted response on laminated documents below.
2. Your travel passport is sufficient.

mimilyrics:
Normally, you'd have to de-laminate it because laminated documents don't allow for easy identification of original documents.

But since you won't be physically submitting your documents to UKVI, it shouldn't be an issue; Just make sure you choose the self-upload option and make sure that your scan is of high quality without showing signs (gloss) of lamination or defacement.

The VAC staff that checks your documents might or might not let it slide. Worst case scenario might be you having to pay the VAC to remove it if they've got a service for that or going somewhere else to do it.

Bikaa27:
Thank you for the concise response.

1. Are laminated documents accepted by the VAC officials for scanning and upload from applicants?

2. Is a tier 4 visa applicant required to submit/upload a birth certificate/age declaration document during visa application?

Not certain about this "uncle" but some family members are willing to do this. I know of one situation in which it happened.

Skymoore1004:
lol this uncle must be a real son of God to this this.

But wait o, @toyclicks, you mean you did not check the visa requirements before even starting admission? Do we Nigerians research at all? For Canada, you can use uncle etc. For U.K. only your account or parents or legal guardian. It has been said over a million times.

I hope that your uncle comes to your aid, because I can’t imagine him giving you or your parents millions to hold for 28 days in this CONVID19 money scarcity. Goodluck though.

Yes, you don't need to except you choose to provide it.

If he'll be applying as your dependant at any point after you get your visa, he'll need to submit your marriage certificate as part of his application documents.

SAMDEEA123:
Do you mean I don't need to tender my marriage certificate if I am going alone?

Tell your uncle to transfer to your account or your parents' account because an application with an uncle's bank statement will be rejected for lack of sufficient and acceptable financial evidence.
Money must be in the account 28 days prior to the online submission of your application.

When asked about how you got the funds in your account, you simply say that your uncle who is funding your UK study gave you the money.
On the other hand, your parent(s) are your sponsor(s) if the money is transferred to their account(s) instead of yours; you'd need letter confirming your relationship with them and that you have their consent to use the funds in the account for your study in the UK.

Legal guardianship is usually granted when a child is below legal age, not for anyone over 18. The only adults who can get legal guardians are adults who are incapacitated, incompetent or disabled.

toyclicks:
But for one who has stopped working for a while and with retired parents, I was of the opinion of using my Uncle's account since he is the major sponsor and in active service of a good job.
I also don't want the issue of VO questioning how a retiree or someone not working ATM could possibly afford such funds

The legal document to show guidanship.... can it be obtained from the court fast?

No, except your spouse is applying as your dependant.

SAMDEEA123:
Please, Is marriage certificate necessary for a married student traveling alone? If it is, for one who lost her certificate to an inferno can an affidavit serve that purpose?

Yes, any other person has to pay the funds to your account or your parents or guardian's account.
The only bank statements that you can submit for a T4 application are yours or/and your parents/guardian's.

toyclicks:
Really?

Just knowing this

Only parents or legal guardians (you must have court documents to prove legal guardianship)can sponsor a Tier 4 visa applicant who isn't sponsoring him/herself. No other family member can sponsor a Tier 4 applicant for visa purposes.
Any other family member who wants to sponsor has to pay the money to your account or your parent/guardian's account as those are the only accounts whose bank statements you can submit.
Money has to be held for 28 days prior to your T4 application.


Other sources of funding include
1. Scholarships from official financial sponsors i.e a Tier 4 sponsor (the university or an independent school where the student will be studying), international companies/organisations, Nigerian government (your home govt), the British govt & British Council.

2. Loans from financial institutions approved and regulated by CBN.

umofiaeng:
Can an elder brother act as a sponsor for his younger who is going for an MSc?

Not directly but the husband can transfer the
Tuition + maintenance funds into the wife's account or their joint account. Funds for Tier 4 visa has to be in the student's account or the account of the student's parents or guardians.
The husband can apply for a dependant visa at the same time as his wife or later. For dependant visas, funds can be in the main applicant's account (the wife), the dependant's account (the husband) or a joint account.

Tier 4 is for study visas while Tier 2 is for work visas.

Check the links below for more info on Tier 4 (student) visas:

https://www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa

https://www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/family-members

https://www.immigration-health-surcharge.service.gov.uk/checker/type

KRTL:
Hello everyone.
I am new on this forum..
If I may ask? Can a husband sponsor his wife?
What sites tier 4, tier 2 means?
Thank you

1. No special advantage except that you'd be sure that you didn't miss out any document. You can use TinyScan app to scan, resize and save as pdf. You will pay to have it scanned at the VAC.

2. No limit to the number of documents but there's a size limit of about 5mb for each upload.
Whatever you pay for the VAC assisted service upload (£25.20 / N11,700) covers all documents to be scanned.

Bikaa27:
Hi all, please when applying for the Tier 4 visa,

1. Is there any special advantage of using the self service to upload one's documents in comparison to submitting at the visa application center and having them upload the required documents at the visa application center?

2. Is there a limit to the number of documents that one can upload using the self service option? Cos I don't know if the visa application center can upload more documents than one using the self service option to do it by one's self at home before going for biometrics.

Please those with experience on this should help

Look for a school that has the course you want to study and check their requirements.

Jumat14:
What are the list of documents needed in applying for masters in UK.

Prior transaction history on an account doesn't matter for Tier 4 visa.
All you need do is to have/show the required funds in your account 28 days prior to your online submission.

bayosegun:
Good weekend my people, pls I need a clarification on this. The account I want to push money on for my Visa process has never received or deposit money on it before since I opened it 2017. I want to know if I started doing transaction on it now, if it can be use to Lodge the 28-30days money by July for the Visa process. Thank you

True! As long as it's regulated by CBN, it's okay.
CBN is the home regulator for the country (Nigeria) that the financial institution (your MFB) is in and where the money is held (Nigeria).

The loan letter (since it's not a student loan from the government) must state that the funds will be paid directly to your T4 sponsor before your travel to the UK and your maintenance funds will be released to you on or before you arrive in the UK.

gsk4reality:
Is it acceptable to use microfinance bank statements for UK visa processing....
I spoke with my school representative here in Nigeria. She said as long as the microfinance bank is approved Under cbn

It is scheduled to launch next year for students who have successfully completed a course of study in any subject at undergraduate level or above at an approved UK Higher Education Provider at the time. This includes the 2020/21 intake of students.

vester2020:
Good day house, I got an admission to the University of Aberdeen last year but I deferred it till this academic session. I was glad to hear the announcement late last year about the 2year Post study work visa. Please I would like to know if it has been implemented?!. Thank you

At least one parent has to be a British citizen or have settled status (ILR, EEA PR) for the child to acquire British citizenship by birth.

For more info, check:
https://www.gov.uk/british-citizenship
https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-born-uk/uk-until-10

beautyfoch:
Ok. Thank you

The couple have 2 Kids and the husband intends working and assisting with the kids while the wife studies. So it's gonna be a bit stressful when the baby arrives.

Another question please, will the baby be eligible for citizenship by birth? How does it work in the UK?

Normally, you'd have to de-laminate it because laminated documents don't allow for easy identification of original documents.

But since you won't be physically submitting your documents to UKVI, it shouldn't be an issue; Just make sure you choose the self-upload option and make sure that your scan is of high quality without showing signs (gloss) of lamination or defacement.

The VAC staff that checks your documents might or might not let it slide. Worst case scenario might be you having to pay the VAC to remove it if they've got a service for that or going somewhere else to do it.

pittoilet:
Guys I just remembered something and want to know if it will affect my visa application.

My bachelor degree certificate is laminated.

Will it affect my application?

If you're asked, your husband gave you the money; his employment earnings (using his bank statement) can be submitted to prove this if need be.

For your husband's application, you'll need evidence of genuine relationship: submit your marriage certificate, chats (not necessarily needed except you've spent any period over the past 2 years living apart), evidence of cohabitation i.e utility bills, joint bank statements, tenancy agreement(s), pictures (wedding, holidays etc.), medical registration documents and anything you can use to support your application.

If there is anything you feel isn't clear in your application, address it in a cover letter.

Hubbysluv:
@justwise and other gurus here please help me clarify this.

My husband will be my dependant, and he is the one sponsoring me. Will they ask me questions about the money in my account or how i was able to make such money?

Also do i need to include my husband business document or bank statement apart from the total money in my account when submitting his application because i am confuse or just our marriage certificate, chats, pictures etc.

No. Once there are no conditions to your offer and you've paid the required deposit, you don't need to pay more money except you want to.
For the CAS to be issued, you'll be issued with a pre-CAS statement so you can verify and correct all information to be included on your CAS.

Hubbysluv:
My own is kinda different
My school gave me unconditional offer straight. They only requested i pay deposit and supply additional academic reference as one of my referee didn't respond.

Will they request additional money after paying initial deposit before they issue me CAS? Although they did not mention that.

1 month before your course start date.
This means that you'd need to apply for your visa as early as possible to give room for any delay that might arise during the visa application process.
That way, it's possible to have your visa issued 2 months before your course start date but the "valid from" date on your visa will be around 3-4 weeks to your course start date.

gsk4reality:
When is the earliest day to enter the UK for a course starting in lets say September or January?

CAS is usually processed out from 3 months before resumption.
If you pay your deposit and get an unconditional offer less than 3 months to your school's resumption , you'll get your CAS processed immediately payment is confirmed. CAS takes about 2-3 days after that for most schools.

If you pay your deposit and get an unconditional offer more than 3 months before your course, the school will able to process your CAS when it's 3 months or less to your course start date. The CAS process usually takes about 2-3 days for most schools.

Aprokodaughter:
Good morning please I want find out when do schools send out CAS is it immediately after paying the deposit?

You will have to include their names in a section of your own application form (whether they will be travelling with you or not) and also fill out individual applications for them (when they will be travelling with you). You'd need to provide evidence showing that they are your wife and kids and evidence of the required maintenance for each dependant.

Euniqmama:
How do I include my spouse and children in the study visa

Yes, bank statements are checked for self-funded students (it has to be the student's account or an account belonging to the student's parents/guardians). This is to verify that the student has the funds to pay for his/her course and that whatever financial document is submitted to UKVI doesn't get rejected for falling short of the UKVI rules.

Students who are in receipt of a full scholarship from official financial sponsors are required to only show a sponsorship letter or an approved loan letter from qualified financial institutions (for those taking loans). The school will request for this too before CAS is issued to avoid a situation where it doesn't meet UKVI rules.

Latito442:
Please if it all uni that required a 28days statement before issuing cas?

Yes, it has to be in either your account or your parents' for 28 days prior to your online application submission.

SnowdropO:
Sorry to bother you. Do you still need to keep the money in the account for 28days if you are using your parents account?

To add to what Justwise has said, your 1st day of the 28-day count should be the day after you deposited the required funds + extra into your bank account. The 1st day of the 28-day count is the day on which your opening balance shows the required funds; your opening balance on the day you deposit the required funds won't reflect the deposit.

justwise:
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Yes, but to have peace of mind deposit more so as to take care of exchange rate fluctuation. e.g rather than 476 you round it up 490-500.

Few people have been refused a visa because of exchange rate fluctuation though i have also read from people who was given a visa despite the fact that their money dropped a bit on the day the bank statement was printedout.

piazon:
@justwise

Please, I need explicit explanation of the 28 days rule in regards to account statement for UK student visa putting currency instability into consideration.

let say I funded my account yesterday with #5.36M and at yesterday's exchange rate (oanda) at £1 equal to #476 and it was sufficient for my maintance. if tomorrow naira looses value to £1 to #490 and on the day I want to print my statement it went to (£1= #465) . did I meet the requirement as requested by UK embassy?

The poster asked about adding a fiance as a dependant so I only included info on that.
The standard rule is for 2 years evidence of cohabitation and a genuine relationship but it's not a one case fits all for married couples.
Newly weds can list their partners as dependants as long as they can prove that the marriage is genuine. I've got cases of people who got their visas even 1-6 months after getting married; they were able to prove the genuineness of their marriage from the different documents/evidence submitted.

FraudMan:
Is there a rule/law backing the stated period? Newly weds can’t list their partners as dependants?

Thanks for pointing that out. #BigHug That was an error as a result of lumping the 3 categories together. Meant to include info on the T1 and T2 as an addendum for anyone willing to invest the requested sum for some of the T1 tracks.
Let me go add that now.

Bourne007:
One can actually combine tier 1 and tier 2 towards 5-year route leading to ILR

As long as you've paid any required deposit to your school and you're able to show the balance in your account for the required duration, it won't be a cause to refuse your application. Normally, schools show the amount you've paid + any scholarships awarded + any outstanding balance on your CAS.
You can decide to pay part or all of your fees before your visa application if you wish but make sure that you understand your school's refund policy incase you change your mind or something else crops up.

Nadheer15:
Hi,

My tuition was £21500 and £3225 was deducted, can I pay part payments for the school fees? Would it hinder me from getting Visa or even studying in the school?

Thanks

Yes but it might be tough for an application from Nigeria because you'd need to prove this through joint bills, bank statements, tenancy agreements, joint investments and other documents as you would for a married partner and this should span a period of 2 years.
You have to show ample and irrefutable evidence of cohabitation and genuine relationship with your partner for at least 2 years.

mercyp001:
Pls, can a fiance be filled as a dependant?

1. Yes, you switch to a Tier 2 visa.
2. No, time spent on PSW will not count towards ILR since the Tier 2 visa will qualify you for ILR after 5 years on it. You have to be on the Tier 2 visa for 5 years to qualify for ILR.

mattfeuter:
Thanks for this piece. . . But I want to ask, what happens if you are on a PSW visa after study and let’s say after a year, you get a good job.

1. Do you switch the Psw to a Tier 2?

2. Will the one year already spent on PSW Visa count towards ILR?

You can only get 5 years using time spent continuously on one visa (I.e Tier 2, Tier 1, Spouse), not a combination of time spent on different visas. Edit: This is with the exception of the T1 and T2 which can be combined for the 5-year route).
The combination of time spent on different visas can be used for the 10 year route.

The time spent studying doesn't apply to the 5 year route but can be used in combination with time spent on other visas for the 10 year route.

There's is also a cap on the number of years that an international student can study in the UK for. So even if an individual continuously studies for, let's say, 7 years (BSc + MSc + PhD), he/she will be not be able to count years spent on T4/PSW towards ILR except they switch to another applicable visa category while still holding a valid leave.

beautyfoch:
Wow...This is serious

If the Old 2 years PSW didn't count towards towards a 5 years work visa path to ILR, how did people then make up for the 5years.
Did they apply for further studies? Or did they get a job with an employer willing to sponsor them?

Any idea?