Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 8:21pm On Aug 24, 2018 |
It's not the norm as far as I know. I think it depends on the complexity of each application. Most of the standard applications I know about got their decisions within15 working days. On the other hand, there's probably a spike in the number of applications in the past few weeks. NonieHoney: Hi Olumzy, if it's a standard application then I think it's the norm at the moment. The Ladies at UKEAS had students who had submitted for almost 2months and were yet to hear from UKVI and priority was taking more than one week. They advised me to pay for Super priority, which I did. I submitted and did biometrics on Wednesday the 22nd if August, got collection mail yesterday and picked up my Visa today. I'll advice people who are yet to apply to do so ASAP. And to use the SP visa service if they can afford it. I hope your VISA would be out soon though since you have waited this long already. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 2:24pm On Aug 24, 2018*. Modified: 3:19pm On Aug 24, 2018 |
There's no way you can change this online. You can try visiting their office or mailing them through their contact us option but I doubt if you can get a resolution from there; no harm in trying though. Best option will be for you to be available to receive or have someone to receive it on your behalf. Kuwaitboy: Hello. I previously chose the courier option as I wanted to receive it in another State. Now, I realise that I will be in Abuja from the weekend and travel from there . Any way to change this?. I have been looking for a way to contact TLS. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 2:10pm On Aug 24, 2018*. Modified: 2:25pm On Aug 24, 2018 |
Since you've signed the declaration and submitted but not registered your biometrics, you won't be able to cancel/delete your application via the highlight tabs on your application. Click the view payment tab on your application, scroll to the request refund tab and follow the prompt. Input your refund reason while requesting for a withdrawal of your application. If you request a refund via View Payment your application will not be processed but will still be visible in your account. If that doesn't work because you have only paid IHS and not the visa fee yet,, mail the UKVI via their online portal stating your GWF number while requesting a withdrawal of that application and IHS refund. You’ll get a reply to your email within 2 days, except on Saturdays, Sundays and UK public holidays. Joyeeeee: Hello Mimilyrics and other gurus,
How do I withdraw an already submitted tier 4 visa. I used visa4uk to apply for it. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 9:20am On Aug 24, 2018 |
Kuwaitboy: So should I start estimating the decision time from the submission date i.e. 6th or from 17th when I received the mail from Sheffield?. There's really no fixed estimation for the decision to be reached within the 15 days timeframe but most applications for this year have been decided well within the 15 working days. If you're anxious, you can call the customer centre but I doubt that will give much info if your application decision hasn't been updated yet. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 9:14am On Aug 24, 2018 |
solarinde: The guideline says 28 days, I'm asking what will happen if 28day condition is not met. Maybe like 14days. Do anyone have similar issues? The guidelines are there for a reason. Applications that fall short of the guidelines are bound to be refused. If the guidelines state 28 days, why do you think you'll get away with 14 days? Pls stick to the rules to avoid a refusal and zero ground for success at AR. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 9:11am On Aug 24, 2018 |
Receiving Sheffield mail 11 days after submission isn't out of place. When they say 15 days, they mean 15 working days. Today is your 12th working day so hopefully, if you don't receive a pick up mail from TLS today, you should by next week. Each application is different so timings will be different for each Kuwaitboy: Hello everyone. I applied for a tier 4 visa for PhD on 6th. TLS confirmed that it has been transferred to ukvi on the same date. However, I only received a message from Sheffield on 17th August about 11 days later. Is that not unusual?. I am still waiting for my visa until today and the processing time was supposed to be 15 days for 91 percent. I also previously studied in the UK. Can anyone give me some explanations based on experience. The last time I applied for a visa for studies, I did not even receive any correspondence from Sheffield and got the visa in five days. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 9:04am On Aug 24, 2018 |
Have you checked your spam mail? There's a time limit to paying your visa fee. Hope it hasn't elapsed? Joyeeeee: Hello mimilyrics and other gurus in the house.
I paid for my IHS fee few hours ago and I'm yet to receive a payment confirmation and my IHS reference number in my email. Now I'm scared to pay the visa fee. Anyone experiencing this issue or have an idea if what I should do? |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 1:11pm On Aug 23, 2018 |
You're still kinda saying the same thing with @laajiblik Even after paying the tuition, the sponsor needs to send the maintenance money to his/her account. yerilistik: Someone had earlier said that your sponsor can pay your tuition fees directly from his account and then send your upkeep fees to your account where it must sit for 28 days. So I don't think the whole money must be sent to your account unless sponsor wishes to do so but I know some sponsors will prefer to pay straight the tuition fees in order to reduce the total amount needed to sit in your account. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 9:58am On Aug 23, 2018 |
No. Fixed deposits aren't allowed. The money has to be something readily available for your use. It has to be money that you can withdraw immediately for your school and travel needs. AdaCynomot: Hello Please do they accept fixed deposits as proof of finances?? |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 1:21am On Aug 23, 2018 |
Honestly, you can't at this stage because 1. Having someone as your legal guardian means that your parents are either dead or incapable of taking care of you. (If you're presenting a court guardian document, he/She must have been assigned as your guardian while you were underaged) 2. Adoption (and guardian selection) limit is usually the legal age limit (18-21, 16 in some countries) except in rare cases where it's done for inheritance purposes or in cases when a long lost child reunites with his/her parents, a step parent decides to adopt his/her step kids or where an individual is incapable of living a normal life by him/herself without harming him/herself. 3. You can't present a guardian who's just being made your guardian months or weeks to your application (except you're still underaged) and expect the UKVI not to be suspicious. 4. If you have court documents that shows that a guardian was assigned to you before you became legal, you can use them. If not, pls just negodu that line of sponsorship. SingleLady01: Thanks alot sir/ma. Please How do I get the court backup for my sponsor to be classified as legal sponsor? |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 9:45am On Aug 22, 2018 |
No. The only family allowed to sponsor your are your parents (Father, Mother, Guardian as appointed by the court and with relevant documents to prove this) SingleLady01: Please can I use a family member from my mother side as my sponsor? We dont have same surname. She is working and living in UK |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 6:53pm On Aug 19, 2018 |
Yes. The person is right. Irenenwaka: Hello mimi someone told me that if i use the visa4uk.fco link to apply for visa, after registration i would see an option that says register at commercial partner. He said selecting that option will take me straight to tls.......true yeah?? |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 12:09pm On Aug 19, 2018 |
No you can't. If the company is an international company, a letter from them is enough but the letter has to show at least 2 of their addresses in 2 countries, their contact details (phone, website), how much they are giving you etc. If the company is a local company (operates in just one country), they'd have to transfer the money to your account or pay it to the school as part of your tuition so it can reduce the amount you need to show. In addition, you'd need to submit your statement of account or that of your parent(s) showing that the balance of your tuition + maintenance has been in that account for at least 28 days. OLAREWAJU1705: Hello house. Pls, can I use company bank statement as my sponsor? I was given £5000 scholarship, but my school fees is £19,000. I know I will tender the scholarship evidence, but it is not enough for statement of account. House, kindly advice . Thanks. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 10:21am On Aug 19, 2018*. Modified: 6:05pm On Aug 19, 2018 |
I guess you meant £17,900. N15,000,000 should be enough with even some extras to bridge any ForEx difference that might arise. Consider the scenarios below: Using an exchange rate of N500 to £1, £17,900 will amount to N8,950,000 and your maintenance of £10,000 will amount to N5,000,000 giving you a total of N13,950,000. If you decide to up the amount of payable tuition in your bank account to £19,000 (to cover any unforeseeable difference in ForEx rates at the time of your submission, your total will amount to N14,500,000 which simply tells you that N15,000,000 is more than enough and will leave enough extra in your account for any exchange rate issue as long as £1 doesn't become equivalent to N1,000. Lol! NOTE: you're supposed to show maintenance funds of £9,135 (£1,015 monthly * 9 months) for outside London but I approximated it to £10,000 to cover any increase in ForEx at the time of your application submission. SingleLady01: My school is in Scotland, the tuition fees for MSc is 17900€, Please is a bank statement of 15million naira okay for the embassy? Thanks |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 10:04am On Aug 19, 2018 |
Is your sponsor your parent (s), an international company, international organization or a government body? SingleLady01: My school accepts installmental payment plan for 8 times, my sponsor can not get the full fees plus maintenance at once so he is advicing me to look for someone with that huge amount to use his bank statement at the embassy in order to get my visa |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 10:03am On Aug 19, 2018 |
Use the value added services section on TLS to add a service to your application. davide470: Hi Guys,
Err.. please how do one pay for Priority on TLS? Or how is it done?
Doing biometrics soon for a Short Term Study Visa. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 8:25am On Aug 18, 2018 |
Yes, you can submit only your BSc certificate since that's what's stated on your CAS. Dominic147: Thanks alot for the swift response. I really appreciate. Please one more question, on my CAS it stated that document used to prove qualification is *we have confirmed that this course of study is academic progression from previous studies. Bachelor of technology (hons) in mechanical engineering, verified copy certificate 2014/15, ladoke Akintola University of Technology.* Does this means I'm only to submit my bsc certificate as a proof of qualification as stated on my CAS? Please ur swift response will be highly appreciated on this as well. Thanks |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 12:35am On Aug 18, 2018 |
You do not need to do anything to get an IHS refund - it’s automatically paid to the account or card you paid with. You’ll get a full IHS refund if:you paid twice your visa application is refused you withdraw your visa application
Renee25: Thanks a lot. I've cancelled it. How do I cancel that of the IHS? Or will the refund happen automatically with that of the visa? |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 12:31am On Aug 18, 2018 |
You do not need to do anything to get an IHS refund - it’s automatically paid to the account or card you paid with. You’ll get a full IHS refund if:you paid twice your visa application is refused you withdraw your visa applicationRenee25: I've cancelled the visa application. Please what do I do to get a refund for the IHS fee? |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 12:25am On Aug 18, 2018 |
mimilyrics: Yes. The money has to be there for 28 days before you submit your online application. [b][/b]
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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 12:25am On Aug 18, 2018 |
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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 4:24pm On Aug 17, 2018 |
Wait till tomorrow before you submit please. Dominic147: No i haven't, i will do that today. But I'm planning on booking next week for my appointment. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 4:14pm On Aug 17, 2018 |
Pls go back to TLS or send it to Sheffield. This is to avoid a situation where Sheffield won't receive it (Maybe because the TLS staff missed sending it or something) and you don't have evidence that you submitted it. The checklist is your evidence. And not all ECOs request for missing documents before making decisions so please and please, send to Sheffield if you can't get confirmation or an updated checklist that shows that you submitted your TB test from TLS. Ogborukor: Hello guys!
I noticed tb certificate was not ticked on my checklist but was ticked on my wife's. I presented every document and they were all scanned right before my eyes.
How can I correct this?
I don't live in Lagos and don't know exactly what to do.
Could anyone be of help? |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 3:55pm On Aug 17, 2018*. Modified: 4:16pm On Aug 17, 2018 |
Yes. The money has to be there for 28 days before you submit your online application. SingleLady01: Hello, i got admitted for MSc. If my Parents are my sponsor, is there need for the money to stay in the account for 28 days? Thanks |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 3:53pm On Aug 17, 2018 |
That's wrong. It's 28 days before the submission of an application online. umarwy: 28 days before before your biometrics/interview date.
IHS takes about 28 working days and the visa could take more than 60 working days |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 3:52pm On Aug 17, 2018 |
Okay. Noted for future answers. Thank you justwise: [/b]
Its allowed here |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 3:44pm On Aug 17, 2018 |
The 28 day rule for funds is strictly before the submission of your online application. Funds must have spent 28 days in your account before you submit online. As long as you've submitted your online application before the money hits 28 days in your account, your application will be refused on the grounds that you didn't hold the money for 28 days. Rescheduling your visa interview and document submission doesn't change it. I suggest that you cancel your appointment, wait for the money in your account to hit 28 days, submit a new application, Go for your interview and wait for your visa. The money paid in the previous application will be refunded but might not hit your account till about 4-8 weeks so don't rely on using that to pay for your new application. Renee25: To the gurus in the house, is the 28-day mark strictly before application or could it be before the interview? I just realized that mutual funds are not allowed, which is where my money has been all this while. Now I have to transfer the money to a cash account and wait another 28 days. I already applied for a visa though and chose an appointment day. Would you advise that I cancel the application and start afresh after the 28days or just reschedule my appointment while I wait for the 28days to elapse? If I cancel, would I get a refund? and how long would a refund take? Also, my initial intended date of travel was 18th September, but that wont be possible anymore. If I just reschedule what happens to this date? School starts on the 24th, but apparently, I'll be late Please someone should help me out cos I'm really confused at the moment. |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 3:29am On Aug 16, 2018 |
PM me please. Not sure it's okay to post the email on here. macdessy: Thank you mimi. I will go there tmoroww as early as possible. Please can you give me the shefield email?thanks |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 5:54pm On Aug 15, 2018 |
No, it's not. Your stamped bank statement on your bank's letterhead showing that you've held your fees and maintenance for 28 days is okay. Irenenwaka: Hello mimi and other gurus do you know if its really compulsory to submit a reference letter from the bank for a tier 4 visa |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 4:43pm On Aug 15, 2018 |
It happened to me before but I spotted it before I left the guy who checked my documents and printed my checklist so I ensured that he corrected it. It's important that Sheffield receives it else, your application will be denied (Not all ECOs ask for missing documents during consideration) and you won't be able to rely on the checklist as your evidence since it's marked as not submitted there. Go back to TLS tomorrow morning and inform the security guys that you need to go in to correct an error that their guys made. Once in, pls show your checklist and your TB test result to them for correction (go with all your docs just in case). If that doesn't fix it (maybe if the security guys refuse to let you in: which is unlikely), send the test directly to Sheffield giving a brief explanation. macdessy: I submitted my tier 4 application today at ikeja center. When i got home i checked the document checklist and i noticed that tbcertificate was striked out as document not submitted but the lady scańned all the documents in my presence including the TB cerrtifcate. Could this be a mistake.I am really worried.
@mimilyrics |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 3:14am On Aug 15, 2018 |
I think you got the currencies mixes up. It's not $225 But £225 (£150 for 1 year courses + £75 for the extra 4-6 months after your studies) £225 pounds is $315 when converted. You can pay on visa4uk.fco.gov.uk (Don't use the accessuk site because application gets stuck after IHS payment) As TLS advises, if you pay during your application online, you don't need to pay again at the centre which I think effectively means that payment via either online application or at their office is valid. Renee25: Hi guys, please is there anyone that applied under the tier 4 pilot scheme for the newly added schools? I'll like to know if you presented your financial evidence and if you had an interview.
Secondly, my health surcharge says 315usd. Is that equivalent to 225 dollars? I was told I should pay 225 dollars and not 150 dollars, since my school was just added to the pilot scheme, but it hasn't been reflected on the IHS website yet. Also, for those that paid for priority, did you pay the 784USD priority fee on Gov.uk or you paid for standard, then paid the 212 pounds on the tlscontact site? Thanks |
Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by mimilyrics: 11:26am On Aug 14, 2018 |
No. Except your application includes unclear/confusing information that needs to be explained in a cover letter. holubukola: Urgent please do I need a cover letter for student visa? |