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Hi guys, not sure if I need to look for a German visa thread but here goes

I have a Lufthansa flight Glasgow to Nigeria but I have now being told I'll probably need a transit visa. Unfortunately no appointment for biometrics in Edinburgh for a German visa. Has anyone used Lufthansa recently this year? Did you need a transit visa?

Also if I want to do it in Nigeria, how many days to get a transit visa in Lagos? Thank you

Greengage:
Good evening everyone! Please I need help as I am currently in a dilemma with UKVI issues.

@dduchess90, @justwise or anyone with advice on this issue please.

I moved with my spouse to another African country about 2 years ago after he got a better job offer here. We are blessed with 3 kids aged 8, 6 and 2. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a job here, (the country has a small economy), so I decided to switch careers to give myself a better chance of getting a good job.

I then applied for an MSc in the UK, and was able to secure admission, get my CAS and apply for my visa. We also applied for dependent visas for our kids but not for my husband, considering he has a good job which would also fund the expenses for myself and the kids. He also has a subsisting visit visa.

However, we received the notification email today that 2 of our kids' visas were denied dependent visas based on Paragraph ST34.2 of the Immigration rules and based on the following statement: " I am not satisfied that the required level of documentation has been shown in order to prove that your mother has sole responsibility. " We are yet to receive any information on the application of the 2 year old.

Please bear in mind that the supporting documents for the kids' visa applications were from both parents and we even indicated in their forms that we both have parental responsibility for the kids. I do not have sole responsibility for the kids, neither did I claim that in our applications. We also included details of my husband's job and the necessary documents pertaining to that.

In applying for the visas, we read all the requirements on the GOV.UK website but none of the information on the student visa/dependent partner of a student/ dependent child of a student mentions anything about this issue.

Now, we are at crossroads because based on this rule, the interpretation is that the other parent, who is not the main applicant must be willing to be a dependent, which would necessitate them living in the UK with the main applicant and the child dependent(s). This is not an option for us. Also, the kids cannot remain with my husband due to the nature of his job, as it requires a lot of travelling and we do not have any form of social/family support here, as all our family members live in different countries.

The only exception to this rule is subparagraph (C) of Paragraph ST34.2 of the Immigration rules which states that, "unless the decision maker is satisfied that there are serious and compelling reasons to grant the child entry clearance or permission to stay with the parent who
has permission on the Student route or as a dependent partner of a Student."

We do not know what to do next, whether to write to the Home Office directly, apply for an administrative review or reapply for the visa based of the provision in subparagraph (c) as we do not know if our situation constitutes serious and compelling reasons to grant the exception. So far, what I have read online depicts circumstances that are very different from ours.

Please, help a sister! I am trying to be a supportive wife, good mother and still want to build a life for myself. Please anyone with any advice/experience on how to tackle this issue. I would deeply appreciate it. May God bless our hustle!

Did your husband write a letter of consent?

Vullia:
Thanks for the update.God bless you .
Asper the work experience, I have worked with two different companies since I finished my service ,campany A from 2014-2019. Company B from 2019 till date .hope they are relevant work experience.

Relevance is talking about if your intended course of study is related to your work experience

Vullia:
Hello house .

Please I applied to university of sunderland with my HND,I got a response that I can only do a top up course for one year before I start my masters degree .now the question is if I accept this offer can my family go with me ?
Pls help help !

There are lots of schools who will give you Master’s degree admission without top up especially if you have relevant work experience. You can find some of them on nairaland

And no, you can't go with your family for a top up degree

rowon:
Is there no one to advise?

My advice is let the main applicant alone come, especially if it's the husband. Getting an apartment in Glasgow right now is crazy. If you take airbnb, you might get stuck longer than you planned or at most get pressured into taking a shitty apartment

Getting a place straight away would be pure luck

Vicktorhmustjap:
not even one person responded to this as to what I should do... Not nice at all. Well let me assume we all don't know what to do else is bad that for 3 days nobody could even suggest something.

If you've not done biometrics, cancel the application. You'll get everything refunded. If you have done biometrics, send a paid email explaining

Khalifa99:
Is anybody currently facing this?
Did my biometric on the 21st of march 2022
Got the nsf mail requesting noting on the 29th
Sent a paid mail on the 22nd of April 2022

Awaiting decision was the reply I got


Is anybody in this kind of situation please
The wait is taking more than usual

Dependant biometrics same day as yours at Ikeja, two NSF and two paid mails with same response as yours. Last response was on Friday, I'm exhausted at this point

tizzdi:
guys please help me i don’t understand what they mean by reconfirm beneficiary information
i have applied for form A more than 7 times i am already stressed out

Why is UBA the beneficiary? You're sending money to them?

Jonasons12:
Pls i need your advise as I’m frustrated I submitted my student visa application on 5th of January 2022 and i got a nsf email requesting for employ reference which has been sent and ever since i keep getting nsf emails with no reason. Sch has resumed since 24 of January and here i am in 22nd of march with nothng coming forth.. i have paid to access the ukvi support team only to get an email of suspension of service hy the escalation team because of ukraine war.. i need hel pls I’m loosing it

Send a message to your school International team. They should be able to help

shanga:
Hi guys,please I'm in a delicate situation,I need money to pay rent and my brother processed living expenses with fidelity bank and he got this message today,how soon will I get it now that it has been approved, Thanks

Hi, how many days between application and approval please

Electroweb:
Hello Everyone,
I am a new student in Lancashire but currently staying in a hotel. The Landlords here don’t want to rent their accommodation to me. Kindly advise on how I can overcome this challenge.

Thanks

It is like that in most places right now. My advice to you if you're alone:

Try to get a shared apartment, either on spare room, sending messages on your student WhatsApp groups, school accommodation or word of mouth. Tell everyone you meet about your situation. You just need like two months while you work and get payslips that will help you get your own accommodation

If money isn't an issue, Then try open rent and zoopla, you talk to landlords directly most times and can plead your case. Always offer to pay months in advance and to get a reference from previous landlords in Nigeria if applicable. And a guarantor helps too

All the best

Hi Guys

Please who knows the max i can get for living expenses in the UK per quarter? I just got £3500 this week but still need more and still need to pay part of my sch fees balance

Jules03:
Hello everyone
Please help me out this is urgent.
Must the money you need to show in your bank statement reach 28 days before you submit your visa application
In the event that you have submitted the visa application already and paid all the compulsory fees including priority fee but haven’t picked a date for biometrics yet because you want to begin the count again due to a miscalculation



What can you do to rectify this please

Should the application be cancelled or just do a letter to explain that the funds were not complete as as at when you submitted because of a miscalculation on your part but by the time you went for biometrics it was complete (I intend to pick a biometrics date for October 15th when the money is complete 28 days)
Would the priority fee be returned if I cancel and apply when the money is complete

Please help.

Cancel the application to be on the safe side. Just don't expect your refund immediately

SarutobiEky:
hello.. good afternoon. please ma'am.. I'm trying to get into Unilag to study psychology. I am having problems with subjects combination I need help. Can I send a pm

I used English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. I don't know if they accept other combinations, been a while

Hi guys, for those in the UK, were you able to travel with cooking oil? Palm oil or vegetable oil. How were you able to do it? Please advise on how I can

gigi24:
Hi Guys,

If you have plans of coming to York abort mission!
York is a very expensive place to live in!

Accommodation is very difficult to get!
Accommodation is very expensive!
York is the 4th most expensive city in the UK!

I am in York at moment..have been here since the 1st of September I never still get house..

My people choose wisely make you no use all your money take pay for housing.

Some Accommodation 1year money expensive pass school fees ooooo…..

Don’t say I didn’t do anything for you ��������

This was me some week back when I chose UWE, Bristol. When I finally understood the cost of living I just changed my mind immediately to a cheaper place.

Glow2Dstars:
Hello everyone.
Thank you for all the good work.
Permit me to "lay my cards on the table" and ask for your kind advice. Here goes:

I "finished" uni back in 2008 but never went back for my certificate (due to some hiccups) and went straight into entrepreneurship.
Now married with children and would like to take the UK study pathway as the primary applicant.

* What level would you advise I apply for?
* Will my SSCE certificate suffice? It's dated faaaaar back.
* Can you, please, suggest schools with a certain level of leniency in their entry requirements? No IELTS, less tuition...etc.
* I believe my husband should work while I study because his career/profession is more solid. Any contrary opinion?

Thank you in anticipation of your kind response.

Depends on your field. If you have sufficient work experience, a couple of schools will let you use that in lieu of a first degree. All the best

akintola213:
Anybody who did biometrics on 2nd of September and got collection mail already?

Nothing yet, still at DMC. TLS VI

Chikadibia21:
Biko, someone should answer me na

She has been getting contradictory answers, reason why I decided to ask here...

If costs is solely her reason for doing a PGD she can get masters of 11k per year which is probably what a might cost too. I don't think PGD qualifies for the PSW but I'm not too sure

Eddy81:
Please has anyone who did biometrics on 2nd of September received any emails at all?

LMAO! Today is just the third day na. Did same day at VI, what about you?

Hi guys! Going to TLS VI today. Who was there yesterday? How was it please? Hope to be there latest 5:30am

scobyy2007:
If you don't mind, will visit TLS (6-7am) early and help you put ur name down. Also try 1st flight of the major airlines. MaxAir dey try from Lagos. I have flown with them severally and they never mess up that 7:55am flight

Will you be able to help me too? I'll be flying in from Lagos next week, I will be glad to save hotel money and fly back

Hello guys, I'm thinking of just going to Abuja instead of paying for Victoria Island and still struggling. Is this a good option? Or I should pay for VI and try and get a close biometric date? I know someone here was lucky to get a next day date. I've got plenty time to dedicate to checking for dates

Please note that I am based in Lagos, Ikeja and going to Abuja will entail flight and hotel cost for a night. Please advise, I'm expecting my CAS on Monday

ezeonlinebiz:
Thanks for your reply.... what are the steps to take? Which documents are required to embark on the process

Mainly evidence of the union, chat history, photos together, especially photos from the introduction ceremony

tay0:
Thaks for your feed back. *It was not delibrate*. All these info was given to the school agent. He claimed since the other 2 refusal were as a result of a family visa request it was not required. I noticed this during a review and he claimed the application would not allow correction. Can a cover letter explaining this surffice.
Thank you.

Okay, maybe a paid mail then or just move on

tay0:
Good Morning, gurus in the house
Cc justwise etal
Thank you for your great contribution.
Please i have a situation.
I filled my application and plan to go for walk in. I have 3 previous refusal for 2 Countries (US 2x and CA 1x) in filling the form only US 1x was filled for the refusal omitting the other US 1x and CA 1x. Please what can i do as submission and payment for priority and bio has been completed
Kindly assist with an urgent advise.
Thank you

This has been said time and time again, state your refusals. The UK student visa is point based, if you meet up with the points, you'll most probably get it. I have seen people with over 8 refusals get their visas even with no interviews or non straight forward mails. But you all deliberately hide it, then come here to ask what can be done. Not fair on people who out of the goodness of their hearts assist with these questions.

Make una dey talk true abeg

ezeonlinebiz:
Please I need a feed back on this please abeg. Let me not invest my money into bea bea bank

Yes you can

tajmal:
Hi
Congratulations on your offer to study at UWS. Are you for January or September. What course do you intend to study?
I also have a conditional offer with them.

September, international marketing

Egocen:
Please what school?

I am interested in marketing too
masters

thanks

Just seeing this. Please go through my posts via my profile or search for me

rebless:
Again my fellow Nairalanders pls your brother needs attention

1.Should one apply to the preferred university direct or must apply through UCAS?

2. Is a student application for a 40yo with a WAEC level of study possible? Although he has a running registered business and married.

1. Apply straight to the school for postgraduate
2. Yes, he can apply for a masters degree using his experience. I know Salford and a couple of schools accept this. The field he has experience in will determine

Ejay88:
Thank you @Miztyna. I have a bit of work experience, but, i stopped working about 3 years ago because i put to bed. Will the gap affect my chances? And, what course did you apply for? Please, i would love a reply from you. Thanks again.

I think you should try first. I applied where I had work experience (Marketing). Your work experience is what will cushion the weak grade. Please note that a referral from your place of work will go a long way too so I don't know exactly how that will work seeing as you've been out of a job for years now.

Those people are pretty flexible though. You never know until you try. So try. All the best