₦airaland Forum

bjpumps:
Good afternoon All,

My appointment date is tomorrow 7th of September. Wanted to find out if I can include a flight booking to my documents. Is it necessary?

I will appreciate any other tips as well.

Thank you.

Hebraeem:
Good morning guys not to derail the thread but to resolve an argument, between Canada and UK which is more easier to navigate in terms of Msc. for immigration purpose as an IT student?

TheGodlessGod:
how much is enough?? including tuition and all

I must leave this Nigeria.

TheGodlessGod:
I tried reading it and it's really confusing.

I don't even know what's cas and it's documents.

I just need to know how much is required from a student here in nigeria to study in uk(london).

I've 5 million naira as budget a for the tuition fee, passport and visa etc .food housingehousing yare already taken care of.

Will that be enough?

TheGodlessGod:
How can I tranfereed from a Nigerian university to study in the UK??

Please expert help me.

TheGodlessGod:
I meant london.

Is 5 million naira enough to study for 3 years? That's minus housing and taxes

Joseph1960:
Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

.. I'm worried

Benediktejike:
Mimilyrics, pls do i have to take a printed copy of my application form to the interview or i should just print the checklist.

Donracy:
So I need to get International drivers license in Nigeria after renewing my license in order to be able to drive in the UK with the License?

Donracy:
@Mimilyrics @duchess @Skymoore @Justwise and all with relevant knowledge.

Is it true that if you have a valid Nigeria Drivers license it will help you to get UK drivers license by shortening the driving courses you are supposed to go for?

If Yes, my Nigeria drivers license have three names on it while my other documents have 4 names. Please will this be a problem if present it as a proof of driving experience?

My drivers license just expired and I want to renew it. But your responses would be the determining factor

Waiting for your prompt responses

Thanks

Fwaz:
Thanks duchess90... My main concern is that my course will be starting 7 September, even if I said I will arrive UK by 5th or 6th September, the chances of getting a visa before those dates is only when I opt for priority or super priority.. I read somewhere that UKVI will be considerate due to pandemic. I will be starting the course online so I thought maybe I can choose a date after the course start date and go with standard visa. Do you think the ECO will have any doubt?
Please do you suggest I stick to a date before the course start date?
What if I indicate that I'm starting the course online and I choose to arrive UK after a month?

NOTE: getting a biometric date is another thing on its own.maybe that's why the latest resumption date was extended till February.i read here that walk in isn't available in some Visa centers

Mikeval001:
I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend. Can a passport that will expire in less than 6 month be use to apply for visa? His passport will expire April 2020 and he is going for February admission intake.

Thanks ahead for the clarity

bodyco:
Your opinion is needed.
I have three names on my bank account statement, two names on my passport and then two names likely on my CAS which is yet to come, my TB cert also has two names.
Although I have been advised to get an affidavit, I'm worried if it will suffice. However, I have the opportunity of renewing my passport which expires in less than 6months and get the name reconciled. But the challenge also would be to amend my TB cert. What should I do. Anyone with such experience before

mamacajah:
Please for the parents with children of dual nationality, what do you put for their national identity card? was it yes or no?
did you use their SSN? or just their passport details?

Steelbangz:
Hi everyone,
Please can I apply to a UK college as an home student if I'm still in Nigeria but will be getting my settlement Visa soon?

Slimmzyy:
Great insight and thank you for the write up!

I can tell you currently work in the UK and you have an understanding of how the system works and going by statistics over the years, you can tell the % of international students that were able to secure a Tier 2 visa and the Uni they attended.

Those bosses of yours are either British/EU or people with indefinite leave to remain, I had an interview long time ago and the hiring manager said to me I never went to Uni but I'm sure you learnt about fixed income in Uni, so I fully understand what you are saying.

But our focus is on students from Nigeria, with a student visa and possibly PGW, to give yourself the best chance you really need to stand tall in all areas for a company to think they are willing to sponsor and going to a top school is one of those areas.

Since you work in a multinational company, it would be nice to tell everyone on this platform, how many international students you company has hired and sponsored since you joined them?

Slimmzyy:
You are wrong sir and stop giving people false hope, I work in Private Equity in London and not a single soul in my company went to a Uni that's not a Russell Group, if anybody is in doubt, go on LinkedIn and search for any investment bank, asset management or private equity company and check the profile of the people that work there, then you would be able to answer yourself all the questions you have if you uni matters or not, and this applies to local students as well. LinkedIn is an important tool where you can see what kind of company and industry the alumni of your intended Uni are currently working, and yes someone from LSE, Imperial college, Oxbridge, Edinburgh and the likes will tell a different story to someone that's going to Chester, Teeside, East London, Salford, BCU and the list goes on.

But then again, it is not impossible, students with degrees from less prestigious universities with substantial amount of work experience from leading financial institutions also do get a shot 100% but you still need a work permit.

My advice for anyone looking to switch to Tier 2 visa from Tier 4 would be to start applying early from this October for graduate trainee programmes and focus your attention on multinational companies like, EY, PWC, JP Morgan. But if I were to be in this position, I wouldn't rely on the possibility of switching into Tier 2, as I would be exploring others means. Mr Mogatti, if you currently live and work in the UK you would understand better and the chances of getting a company to sponsor your Tier 2 visa regardless of your experience.

P.S. This information applies to a specific industry and does not reflect the overall recruitment process and preference for all industry/sector in the UK.

olarewajuo:
My school address

Fwaz:
While cross checking my previous Visa application summary ( I got refusal though). , I noticed I might have mistook place of birth with place of residence... I just noticed that now


My birth place is Kano as shown on my passport and my place of residence is Lafia..

The address used during visa application is bearing LAFIA through out because that's where I work and reside..

Authorization of my passport too is from Lafia

Meanwhile I was giving a chance for admin review after the refusal and while filling the admin review form, I wrote Kano as my place of birth. I also checked that now. the admin review wasn't successful either because I later presented a new document" bank statement" which I didn't present in my previous visa application.. so the admin reviewer upheld the decision of the ECO as they don't accept new evidence and the can't verify the bank statement as the fund didn't matured upto 28days...I got delay from my employer in crediting my account that's why I made used of the award letter as someone told me it will suffice.

Note: Reason for the refusal is that " despite numerous attempt to verify my award later the result return back inconclusive.

Please how do I address the question below

Have you ever:
given false information when applying for a
visa, leave to enter, or leave to remain..

I wrote Lafia instead of Kano as my place of birth during visa application but during admin review I wrote Kano... Is this little error term as given false information?? It wasn't intentional

I intend to reapply for visa as I await my CAS..

Mimilyric@ justwise help a brother @ my fellow Nairalanders please you suggestion is needed

kingfish101:
How did you track your application please

Mobilipia:
@Justwise Please help us and delete all these POF wahala, We don't know who is following this thread, things are difficult already please don't cause another wahala for us

AY089:
Good morning all. My sch just sent in
a questionnaire requesting about how i plan to cater for my Tuition fee and maintenance fee, is it fine if I fill in my brother's name who is going to be sponsoring me for my undergraduate degree or I fill self. Since I have work for like 5yrs after my first degree b4 I resigned.Thanks.

Mosopea:
Please help house,

1)My dependents and I are planning to stay with my family for the first 2 weeks on getting to the UK b4 we go settle our accommodation.
On my visa application form I indicated that we will be there for a month, what address should I use for where else we wld be living in the UK? I'm going for a 2 years course.


2) Someone suggested attaching my families mortgage and utility documents in the UK to our applications. Is that really necessary?

TheGuyFromHR:
Crazy, man.
The logistics too - you arrive a new place, so organising a place to get food , internet, and all that might not be seamless if your freedom of movement is curtailed except for finding a shop to buy whatever it has in stock like it or not or ordering in pizza or whatever.

2020 will be a never-to-be-forgotten year

Access2017:
Thank you so much. I will check them up.
I'm grateful

Mattocoinzz:
Yes. University of reading. I am thinking they did that because of COVID 19.

mattfeuter:
Wrong.

If you don’t provide copies of your travel history, how will the ECO know you’ve gone to those countries ?

@TheGuyFromHR is right on the money.

TheGuyFromHR:
Both.
Basically referring to the practice of sending in old passports when applying for visas so that they can see any travel history you have in an old passport(s). My wife and I both went along with old passports and they said submit only your current passport.

I might add - if you have any travel history in an old passport, scan out the visas as a pdf file and upload in the self-service platform/make copies to be uploaded for you if going for the assisted service. In any event, the people at TLS will not take more than one passport from you.

Skymoore1004:
Hmmm... doesn’t always workout positively like this.

Sommylove5:
Thank you dear . My personal savings is part of the money too in my account. So is it wise to say combined savings from myself and my husband over time ?