Keji3:
I’m sorry this is wrong info, you can do your dropbox here. My family friend got hers done here in March and it was granted, her first American visa was in given in Nigeria.

For B1/B2? Interesting.. I was deemed ineligible for that reason when I tried back in Feb.

bigtt76:
Ooh wow Thanks for the response. Does that mean I would have to travel to Naija to do the dropbox process there?

I guess so... You can only do Dropbox in the country you had previous visa issued in.

bigtt76:
Please does anyone know how to go about renewing a US B1/B2 visa in the UK via drop box? Thank you

If you got your last visa in Nija, you can't "Dropbox" here. You will need to go through the interview process again.

gmacnoms:
Bristol and hills. And local man body don too stiff.

If I ride small, I go roll am small.

It was really stressful. 30 minutes ride took me 1hour plus.

At a point, I was looking for where to even keep it and enter bus to my house. 😁

😂 Don't give up na. You will get in shape with practice.

gmacnoms:
I got two new whips 😁

I bought one, and someone gave me one for free on nextdoor app

The one I bought is small and if your “pikin” need am, and you Dey near me, just come pickup(The red one) for free. It’s a Piranha Atom 20” mountain bike

Bristol.

Second pics was how I turned up to work yesterday 😁. I won’t try it again sha, because I almost suffocate for road.. Make I jeje Dey enter my bus. After all, I get all month ticket

Suffocate how?

seyijohnkel:
,,I got the email from the email I wrote down when I did my biometric

Well they will only send msgs to whatever email you used for your application. So if you got a msg via that mail, it is the same one you have definitely used to apply and you can try to use it to recover your details, abi I'm missing something

Peerielass:


It depends on how much time you still have on your visa and also the mood of the Border Agent you meet on arrival. They may not let you in If you have less than 2 months.

I really don't think anyone will stop one from coming in with a visa that is still valid.

philip5555:
Sorted. Thanks

Share how pls. Will need to submit in UK as well.

adefoluk:
Good day sirs/mas

Please I need your assistance.

I have UK Global talent visa and I have collected my BRP card which is still valid until 2026. But I have stayed 8months on a stretch outside the UK. Will I still be allowed to enter the UK?

I'm aware I cannot count the year towards ILR application in the future. I just want to know if I will be allowed to enter the UK and not denied at the port of entry

Kindly assist.

Thank you

Yes you will be allowed. Also you may still be able to apply for ILR with it depending on if the 8 months absence overlaps two years. The year count starts from the month you got the visa (not January to Dec) from what I understand of the guidelines I saw recently.
@All, Can anyone with lived experience confirm this?

Contra5:
@Aphrodite007, @Lagosismyhome, @heroshark.

Thank you for bringing up this convo about PSV and everything you said is valid. However, there are many layers to it and I have questions
@aphrodite007 - are these people getting good jobs, but not with sponsorship or they are not getting jobs at all?  I asked because there were so many jobs and not enough people to do it as of January and that dwindled as the fin year ended.  If they had a "good enough" job, and performing why would any sensible HR let them go knowing they would spend more to backfill the role?

As an aside, on the issue of "big boys" in Nigeria - sometimes 'big boy' can make things clumsy. I saw the CV of two of my husband's friends - I wouldn't interview them with that CV tbh. They had loads of experience and had everything on their CVs. I got a headache from reading the 4 pages CV. CV got revamped, one got a job 2 weeks after and the other has been getting calls and now interviewing.'

@heroshark raised some valid points about upskilling, preparedness etc. There are lot of students around me and many of them got sponsorship whilst my brother is in a care job. A lady whom I accommodated interviewed with a lot of big firms but didn't pass their interviews. We all know there is a lot to interviews beyond skills. From day one, she knew what she wanted and went for it - it was a matter of time. She eventually got sponsored by NHS.

Whilst I am helping other people rewrite cvs, prep for interviews, upskill and motivate them, I have never seen my brother's cv or heard him say he has an interview somewhere. Even though he studied a lucrative course - add a bit of Excel proficiency, and SQL for beginners, the guy will be hotcake but I have realised not everyone is driven.

I told a guy to send me his cv and portfolio so I can refer him to recruiters especially the ones interested in black/minorities. The guy hasn't come back till date.

I have met people who got sponsored jobs before they finished uni. I can go on and on.

There is luck/grace and whatnot but there is something the 5% are doing that the 95% are not doing. I have seen it over and over again. It takes dedication and grit and not everyone has it. I may be wrong - happy to learn because the tuition fee my brother paid still dey pepper me.

Wish I could give your post a thousand likes... I really get that part where someone close is just blind to their potential and available people/resources to leverage. Very frustrating....

Adeoluwadrumz:
Anyone please

Source your visa from where? You mean have a different visa sponsor from your current offer employer or what?

mamawa123:

The applicant is current on vacation in UK, and he is planning to apply online and do the biometrics in UK. He is not due back until July 2023.

How to answer this question correctly?



Question: What is your current country/territory of residence? If you are presently in Canada, you should select Canada?

What will the answer be? Nigeria or UK

Nigeria

Viruses:

You're right, the talks of rent being (almost) the same as mortgage payment was before. Now the difference is clear.

But if it's affordable, mortgage is good.

Aren't the landlords passing on the cost to tenants?

Ashirioluwa:



You are correct in this regard, but when you claim you don’t know anyone in the country and you’re only visiting for 7 days but have two big bags full of clothes, that might call for a secondary check. You might be lucky to pass through without any issue, but this not a good thing to do.


This is one of the reasons most of our people are being turned back at London's Heathrow airport.
 

I hope you realise you pass through immigration and border control first without your luggage?
Your luggage will only be pulled in if you already are picked for secondary inspection.

Let's not scare ppl. Anyone can carry 2 luggages if they wish. That is standard travel allowance and no one will question that.

Faithluv5:


Thank you. I applied from the uk.

OK. Do you know the London vfs passport submission process?

Emmafe:
Submit to vfs in the country.

OK. Thanks

Pls can someone confirm the process for vfs submission in a country different from original country of application?

Faithluv5:


Honestly you are God sent. I did exactly this. So what I did was to create another GCkey account and use my same email address for this account so it removed my email from the original account where I was having issues. So I found where to link an account in this new account. I entered all the same details from the previous account and it linked it for me. Just saw that I’ve been asked to submit my passport for stamping. God bless you so much

Good for you! Congratulations.

Did you apply in Nigeria or UK?

Has anyone gotten involved in any class action suit before?
I saw one for Mercedes diesel cars and thinking of joining...
Any advise at all?

So guys, I got a BVL correspondence letter yesterday, today visa number and expiry has been updated on the tracker... So now awaiting PPR.

2020 Nov application FYI....

Faithluv5:


Yeah but it wont go to the main page except i click continue after entering my login details. See below..

Hey!
Been busy all day.

1. Click on that "Govt of Canada" icon to take you to the home page.
2. On the options that come out, click on "Immigration and citizenship"
3. Scroll down and click on "my application"
4. Click on "sign in or create an account"

Faithluv5:


I have been doing this. Still the same. I'm really worried. I dont know if anyone is having same issues logging into the old website and what i can do.

Go back to the IRCC home page and navigate to the portal from there again. It worked for me.

Hola55:


What is your status on the tracker?Has your Eligibility started?

All done but background check in progress

alexie49:
YES. YES

Oh, good to hear! When was the application and when did PPR land?

josephb:
It is so Sad!!!

Very frustrating.

Succeed04:



Its very funny . I Applied since September 2020 and I'm yet to get correspondence letter.

Status
Eligibility completed
Biometric completed
Background check in progress

Last updated April 19 2023.

Some persons that Applied last year 2022 have received BVL and PPR

Same here... Nov 2020..such a shame.

Any PPRs for 2020 applicants?
It is mind boggling how an application can take so long and more recent applications are being processed..

segunzolawalez:
Nigerians here in the UK hardly talk about owing businesses, why?? I haven't heard of Nigerians who own big businesses in the UK. Most I have heard about are those who own African restaurants, African shops, carehomes or care agencies.

Right. I'm interested to hear more from people who are entrepreneurs here too.

Temi231:


I do not want to reply to this before but I believe some people make their decision depending on what they read online. I will appreciate it if you can quote any company in Nigeria that pays the equivalent of 48 million naira for a Manager in Nigeria. The one I worked for before in Nigeria is one of the highest-paid institutions in Nigeria and I can say with my full chest that a Deputy director does not even earn 52 million or 48 million yearly talk less than 40 million.

Unless you want to run things with paper company or being corrupt that the only way you can make exorbitant money in Nigeria.

I know a lot of start ups and medium sized companies where senior mgrs earn about N30m. I would imagine their directors And CEOs earn a lot more.
So much larger Companies should pay even more...

Dreamchaser12:
Just got my original passport request since 2019, All glory be to God.
For those waiting for their PPR God go do am asap.
You can send email to the nine email addresses on this group, that's what I did and I got ppr in about an hour.

Congratulations!

timmyfg:
This application was done in Nigeria and has been pending since 2020. Currently I am based in the UK. I had to send an email to Canadian embassy here in the UK and they responded within 31 days. The event I am attending is next week Sunday so I need to get the passport stamped timely to enable me up with the event

Please can you share their email? I'm looking to transfer my processing office since I'm no more in Nija